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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456909203321

Autore

Kendall Diana Elizabeth

Titolo

Framing class [[electronic resource] ] : media representations of wealth and poverty in America / / Diana Kendall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham [Md.], : Rowman & Littlefield, c2011

ISBN

1-283-03101-9

9786613031013

1-4422-0225-4

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (311 p.)

Disciplina

302.23086/2

Soggetti

Mass media - Social aspects - United States

Social classes - United States

Electronic books.

United States Social conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Class action in the media -- Twenty-four-karat gold frames : lifestyles of the rich and famous -- Gilded cages : media stories of how the mighty have fallen -- Fragile frames : the poor and homeless -- Tarnished metal frames : the working class and the working poor -- Splintered wooden frames : the middle class -- Framing class, vicarious living, and conspicuous consumption.

Sommario/riassunto

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.