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1 online resource (ix, 252 pages) : illustrations |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-242) and index. |
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Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: Film Regulation before the Rating System; Chapter 2: CARA and the Emergence of Responsible Entertainment; Chapter 3: From X to NC-17; Chapter 4: The Incontestable R as a Code of Production; Chapter 5: Showgirls: The Feasibility and Fate of the NC-17 Rating; Conclusion; Notes; Index; About the Author. |
| Summary |
From parents and teachers to politicians and policymakers, there is a din of voices participating in the debate over how young people are affected by violence, strong language, and explicit sexual activity in films. The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) responded to this concern in 1968 when it introduced a classification and rating system based on the now well-known labels:?G,??PG,? PG-13,??R,? and?X.?. For some, these simple tags are an efficient way to protect children from viewing undesirable content. But do the MPAA ratings actually protect children? In The Naked Truth, Kev. |
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Print version record. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL |
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Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Motion pictures -- Ratings -- United States.
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Sex in motion pictures.
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Motion pictures.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- Media & Communications.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Telecommunications.
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- History & Criticism.
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Motion pictures -- Ratings.
(OCoLC)fst01027367
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Sex in motion pictures. (OCoLC)fst01114479
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Sandler, Kevin S., 1969- Naked truth. New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2007 9780813540887 0813540887 (DLC) 2006032341 (OCoLC)71833333 |
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9780813541464 (electronic bk.) |
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0813541468 (electronic bk.) |
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