Framing Class

by Kendall, Diana

• ISBN13: 9780742541689
• ISBN10: 0742541681
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-08-30
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc

Summary

Framing Class is a cutting edge book that examines the sociological implications of class representations in the media and shows how slanted media framing of stories about wealth and poverty may significantly influence many people. Through a historical and contemporary analysis of newspaper articles and television shows, Framing Class demonstrates how the media perpetuate negative stereotypes about the working class and the poor while glorifying the material possessions and privileged status of the upper classes. Visit out website for sample chapters!

Table of Contents

1 Class Action in the Media	1	(20)
2 Twenty-four-Karat Gold Frames: Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous	21	(38)
3 Gilded Cages: Media Stories of How the Mighty Have Fallen	59	(34)
4 Fragile Frames: The Poor and Homeless	93	(44)
5 Tarnished Metal Frames: The Working Class and the Working Poor	137	(46)
6 Splintered Wooden Frames: The Middle Class	183	(46)
7 Framing Class, Vicarious Living, and Conspicuous Consumption	229	(18)
Bibliography	247	(22)
Index	269	(8)
About the Author	277