From angels to aliens : teenagers, the media, and the supernatural

From angels to aliens : teenagers, the media, and the supernatural / Lynn Schofield Clark.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Clark, Lynn Schofield
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
Subjects:
Teenagers > Religious life > Southwestern States.
Mass media and teenagers > Southwestern States.
Teenagers > Southwestern States > Attitudes.
Mass media > Religious aspects.
Occultism > Religious aspects.
Occultism > Public opinion.
Religion > Public opinion.
Public opinion > Southwestern States.
Table of Contents:
  • Angels, aliens, and the dark side of evangelicalism
  • Touched by a vampire named Angel : the supernatural in contemporary teen popular culture
  • The resisters : loving supernatural legends and hating organized religion
  • The mystical teens : blurring the boundaries between religious and fictional legends
  • The experimenters : appreciating both religion and the legends of the supernatural
  • The traditionalists : affirming the boundary between religion and the media
  • The intrigued teens (and the issue of angels) : wishing to separate religion and legend, but having difficulty doing so
  • Baby boomers and their millennial kids : parental intentions regarding the media, religion, and beliefs in the supernatural
  • Religion, class, and politics : discussing aliens and angels in the family and in society
  • Conclusion: The dark side of evangelicalism and the religion of the possible
  • Appendix A: Comments on methodology
  • Appendix B: Sample information.

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