Framing Class - Media Representations of Wealth and Poverty in America

Informationen zum Autor Diana Kendall is professor of sociology at Baylor University where she was named an Outstanding Professor. She is the author of numerous books, including The Power of Good Deeds and Members Only , as well as two bestselling textbooks, Sociology in Our Times and Social Problems in a Diverse Society . Klappentext Framing Class introduces students to the concepts of class and media framing, examining how the media portray various social classes, from the elite to the very poor. Fully revised and updated, the second edition of this groundbreaking book includes discussions of new media, updated sources, and provocative new examples from movies and television, such as The Real Housewives series and media portrayal of corporate executives and the new poor. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Class Action in the Media Chapter 2: Twenty-four-Karat Gold Frames: Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous Chapter 3: Gilded Cages: Media Stories of How the Mighty Have Fallen Chapter 4: Fragile Frames: The Poor and Homeless Chapter 5: Tarnished Metal Frames: The Working Class and the Working Poor Chapter 6: Splintered Wooden Frames: The Middle Class Chapter 7: Framing Class, Vicarious Living, and Conspicuous Consumption Notes Bibliography Index About the Authors

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Diana Kendall, Kendall Diana
• Verlag: Rowman and Littlefield
• Sprache: Englisch
• Altersempfehlung: 18 bis 22 Jahre
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 16.04.2011
• EAN: 9781442202245
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-0224-5
• Seiten: 310
• Themen: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Medien, Kommunikation > Allgemeines, Lexika; USA, Media Studies, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & Homelessness, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, Poverty & unemployment, United States of America, USA, Social classes, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Poverty and precarity, Media and society