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Author : Jessica Snorgrass
Publisher :
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 46,35 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Poverty
ISBN :
Author : Diana Kendall
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 22,97 MB
Release : 2011-04-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1442202254
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 and media framing to students and analyzes how the media portray various social classes, from the elite to the very poor. Its accessible writing and powerful examples make it an ideal text or supplement for courses in sociology, American studies, and communications.
Author : Joanna Redden
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 23,30 MB
Release : 2014-02-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 073917861X
The Mediation of Poverty: The News, New Media and Politics discusses the influence of the increasing use of digital technologies on media and political responses to poverty in the United Kingdom and Canada. Poverty politics are considered at symbolic and structural levels. Through a frame analysis of mainstream and alternative news content, the book identifies which narratives dominate poverty coverage, what is missing from mainstream news coverage, and what can be learned by looking at alternative sources of news and information. The Mediation of Poverty argues that news coverage privileges and embeds neoliberal approaches to the issue of poverty in Canada and the United Kingdom. Interviews with journalists, politicians, researchers, and activists enable discussion, on a micro level, of the changing nature of news, politics, and activism, and how these changes are influencing poverty politics. The book raises concerns about how the speed of digitally-mediated working environments is reshaping—even foreclosing—opportunities for communication, reflection, and contestation in a way that reinforces the dominance of market-based thinking, and limits political responses to poverty.
Author : Sandra L. Borden
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 39,32 MB
Release : 2021-07-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1000387216
Comprehensive and interdisciplinary, this collection explores the complex, and often problematic, ways in which the news media shapes perceptions of poverty. Editor Sandra L. Borden and a diverse collection of scholars and journalists question exactly how the news media can reinforce (or undermine) poverty and privilege. This book is divided into five parts that examine philosophical principles for reporting on poverty, the history and nature of poverty coverage, problematic representations of people experiencing poverty, poverty coverage as part of reporting on public policy and positive possibilities for poverty coverage. Each section provides an introduction to the topic, as well as a broad selection of essays illuminating key issues and a Q&A with a relevant journalist. Topics covered include news coverage of corporate philanthropy, structural bias in reporting, representations of the working poor, the moral demands of vulnerability and agency, community empowerment and citizen media. The book’s broad focus considers media and poverty at both the local and global levels with contributors from 16 countries. This is an ideal reference for students and scholars of media, communication and journalism who are studying topics involving the media and social justice, as well as journalists, activists and policy makers working in these areas.
Author : Michael Harrington
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 25,87 MB
Release : 1997-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 068482678X
Examines the economic underworld of migrant farm workers, the aged, minority groups, and other economically underprivileged groups.
Author : Martin Gilens
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 13,91 MB
Release : 2009-05-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0226293661
Tackling one of the most volatile issues in contemporary politics, Martin Gilens's work punctures myths and misconceptions about welfare policy, public opinion, and the role of the media in both. Why Americans Hate Welfare shows that the public's views on welfare are a complex mixture of cynicism and compassion; misinformed and racially charged, they nevertheless reflect both a distrust of welfare recipients and a desire to do more to help the "deserving" poor. "With one out of five children currently living in poverty and more than 100,000 families with children now homeless, Gilens's book is must reading if you want to understand how the mainstream media have helped justify, and even produce, this state of affairs." —Susan Douglas, The Progressive "Gilens's well-written and logically developed argument deserves to be taken seriously." —Choice "A provocative analysis of American attitudes towards 'welfare.'. . . [Gilens] shows how racial stereotypes, not white self-interest or anti-statism, lie at the root of opposition to welfare programs." -Library Journal
Author : Sanford F. Schram
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 38,60 MB
Release : 2010-03-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0472025511
It's hard to imagine discussing welfare policy without discussing race, yet all too often this uncomfortable factor is avoided or simply ignored. Sometimes the relationship between welfare and race is treated as so self-evident as to need no further attention; equally often, race in the context of welfare is glossed over, lest it raise hard questions about racism in American society as a whole. Either way, ducking the issue misrepresents the facts and misleads the public and policy-makers alike. Many scholars have addressed specific aspects of this subject, but until now there has been no single integrated overview. Race and the Politics of Welfare Reform is designed to fill this need and provide a forum for a range of voices and perspectives that reaffirm the key role race has played--and continues to play--in our approach to poverty. The essays collected here offer a systematic, step-by-step approach to the issue. Part 1 traces the evolution of welfare from the 1930s to the sweeping Clinton-era reforms, providing a historical context within which to consider today's attitudes and strategies. Part 2 looks at media representation and public perception, observing, for instance, that although blacks accounted for only about one-third of America's poor from 1967 to 1992, they featured in nearly two-thirds of news stories on poverty, a bias inevitably reflected in public attitudes. Part 3 discusses public discourse, asking questions like "Whose voices get heard and why?" and "What does 'race' mean to different constituencies?" For although "old-fashioned" racism has been replaced by euphemism, many of the same underlying prejudices still drive welfare debates--and indeed are all the more pernicious for being unspoken. Part 4 examines policy choices and implementation, showing how even the best-intentioned reform often simply displaces institutional inequities to the individual level--bias exercised case by case but no less discriminatory in effect. Part 5 explores the effects of welfare reform and the implications of transferring policy-making to the states, where local politics and increasing use of referendum balloting introduce new, often unpredictable concerns. Finally, Frances Fox Piven's concluding commentary, "Why Welfare Is Racist," offers a provocative response to the views expressed in the pages that have gone before--intended not as a "last word" but rather as the opening argument in an ongoing, necessary, and newly envisioned national debate. Sanford Schram is Visiting Professor of Social Work and Social Research, Bryn Mawr Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research. Joe Soss teaches in the Department of Government at the Graduate school of Public Affairs, American University, Washington, D.C. Richard Fording is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, University of Kentucky.
Author : Ralph Chapoco
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 11,64 MB
Release : 2020
Category :
ISBN :
Poverty has become a salient issue for many Americans. The economic recovery from the Great Recession has been uneven, with large portions of the country continuing to live in poverty. The public has a range of views on the subject, shaped by their perceptions of what they believe causes the problem. A significant component responsible for that perception depends on how media organizations represent people living in poverty and the attention they give to the subject. This thesis focused on the amount of coverage that newspapers, based in geographic locations with differing levels of socioeconomic status, devote to poverty, and the degree to which reporters and editors from those publications misrepresent the demographics of those suffering from it. The theoretical framework for this research is agenda setting. The frequency with which journalists devote report on a subject, and how they portray it can determine its importance to the public, and whether people's perceptions are based in reality. The research supports prior work confirming that poverty is not well covered. Newspapers in this study devoted a fraction of their coverage to the topic, less than one percent overall. The Philadelphia Inquirer and Star Tribune cover the subject the most, both nearing two-tenths of one percent. Journalists also misrepresent the demographics of people living in poverty, generally underrepresenting males while some overrepresent females. All publications in the study overrepresent the adults in their articles but include children at proportions less than their actual poverty rates. How they misrepresent racial and ethnic groups could not be well understood because many reporters failed to include that information in their articles. Results from this study can serve as a tool for improving poverty coverage among journalists. It can highlight the publications presenting a more objective view of the subject, allow others to learn from the work of the reporters and editors who managed to correct for their biases to some degree.
Author : Mark Robert Rank
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 31,88 MB
Release : 2021-02-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0190881399
What if the idealized image of American societya land of opportunity that will reward hard work with economic successis completely wrong? Few topics have as many myths, stereotypes, and misperceptions surrounding them as that of poverty in America. The poor have been badly misunderstood since the beginnings of the country, with the rhetoric only ratcheting up in recent times. Our current era of fake news, alternative facts, and media partisanship has led to a breeding ground for all types of myths and misinformation to gain traction and legitimacy. Poorly Understood is the first book to systematically address and confront many of the most widespread myths pertaining to poverty. Mark Robert Rank, Lawrence M. Eppard, and Heather E. Bullock powerfully demonstrate that the realities of poverty are much different than the myths; indeed in many ways they are more disturbing. The idealized image of American society is one of abundant opportunities, with hard work being rewarded by economic prosperity. But what if this picture is wrong? What if poverty is an experience that touches the majority of Americans? What if hard work does not necessarily lead to economic well-being? What if the reasons for poverty are largely beyond the control of individuals? And if all of the evidence necessary to disprove these myths has been readily available for years, why do they remain so stubbornly pervasive? These are much more disturbing realities to consider because they call into question the very core of America's identity. Armed with the latest research, Poorly Understood not only challenges the myths of poverty and inequality, but it explains why these myths continue to exist, providing an innovative blueprint for how the nation can move forward to effectively alleviate American poverty.
Author : Kristina C. Miler
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 10,71 MB
Release : 2018-09-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1108473504
The poor are grossly underrepresented in Congress both overall and by individual legislators, even those who represent high-poverty districts.