Diana Kendall

Framing Class

Media Representations of Wealth and Poverty in America

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• 2nd Edition
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. April 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 455g
• ISBN-13: 9781442202245
• ISBN-10: 1442202246
• Artikelnr.: 32547581

Autorenporträt

By Diana Kendall

Inhaltsangabe

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