Social Problems in Popular Culture - Rilegato

Maratea, R. J.; Monahan, Brian

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 144732157X ISBN 13: 9781447321576

Casa editrice: Policy Pr, 2016

Riassunto

Popular culture is more than just a broad term for entertainment and frivolous diversions; it is also highly relevant to our understanding of society. This exciting book is the first to offer insights into the important, but often overlooked, relationship between popular culture and social problems.  Drawing on historical and topical examples, the authors apply an innovative theoretical framework to examine how facets of popular culture—from movies and music to toys, games, billboards, bumper stickers, and bracelets—shape how we think about, and respond to, social issues, such as problems of gender, sexuality, and race.

Including student features, evocative case studies, and access to online material, this book will help students explore and understand the essential connection between popular culture and social problems. Deftly combining the fun and irreverence of popular culture with critical scholarly inquiry, this timely book delivers an engaging account of how our interactions with—and consumption of—popular culture matter far more than we may think.

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Informazioni sugli autori

R. J. Maratea is visiting assistant professor of criminal justice at Seton Hall University. Brian Monahan is associate professor of sociology and criminal justice at Marywood University. He is the author of The Shock of the News: Media Coverage and the Making of 9/11.

R.J. Maratea is Visiting Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at Seton Hall University. His research focuses on the sociological implications of mass communication, with an emphasis on Internet technology, deviance, social control, and the construction of social reality.

Brian Monahan is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology, Criminal Justice Program at Baldwin Wallace University. He is the author of The Shock of the News (NYU 2010) and several articles exploring how media represent crime and other social problems.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Policy Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 144732157X
• ISBN 13: 9781447321576
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 151
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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