Framing Class - Media Representations of Wealth and Poverty in America

Informationen zum Autor By Diana Kendall 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 AcknowledgmentsChapter 1: Class Action in the MediaChapter 2: Twenty-four-Karat Gold Frames: Lifestyles of the Rich and FamousChapter 3: Gilded Cages: Media Stories of How the Mighty Have FallenChapter 4: Fragile Frames: The Poor and HomelessChapter 5: Tarnished Metal Frames: The Working Class and the Working PoorChapter 6: Splintered Wooden Frames: The Middle ClassChapter 7: Framing Class, Vicarious Living, and Conspicuous ConsumptionNotesBibliographyIndexAbout the Authors

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• Authors: Diana Kendall, Kendall Diana
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 18 to 22
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.04.2011
• EAN: 9781442202245
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-0224-5
• No. of pages: 310
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries; 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