Framing class : media representations of wealth and poverty in America /

Kendall, Diana Elizabeth.

Framing class : media representations of wealth and poverty in America / Diana Kendall. - 2nd ed. - Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2011. - 1 online resource (vii, 301 pages)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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.

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Mass media--Social aspects--United States.
Social classes--United States.
Médias--Aspect social--États-Unis.
Classes sociales--États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Media Studies.
Mass media--Social aspects.
Social classes.
Social conditions.


United States--Social conditions.
États-Unis--Conditions sociales.
United States.


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