| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 301 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-288) and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
Framing Class explores how the media, including television, film, and news, depict wealth and poverty in the United States. Fully updated and revised throughout, the second edition of this groundbreaking book now includes discussions of new media, updated media sources, and provocative new examples from movies and television, such as The Real Housewives series and media portrayals of the new poor and corporate executives in the recent recession. The book introduces the concepts of class andmedia framing to students and analyzes how the media portray various social classes, from the elite to. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Mass media -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Mass media -- Social aspects. |
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United States. |
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Social classes -- United States.
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Social classes. |
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United States -- Social conditions.
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Social conditions. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Kendall, Diana Elizabeth. Framing class. 2nd ed. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, ©2011 9781442202238 (DLC) 2010047438 (OCoLC)671703292 |
| ISBN |
9781442202252 (electronic book) |
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1442202254 (electronic book) |
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9781442202238 |
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1442202238 |
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9781442202245 |
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1442202246 |
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