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Gender, race, and class in media : a critical reader /

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This provocative new edition examines the mass media as economic and cultural institutions that shape our social identities, particularly regarding gender, race and class. A comprehensive introductory section outlines the book's integrated approach to media studies, which incorporates three dis...

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Other Authors: Dines, Gail (Editor), Humez, Jean McMahon, 1944- (Editor), Yousman, Bill, 1962- (Editor), Bindig, Lori, 1980- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE Publications, Inc., [2018]
Edition:Fifth edition.
Subjects:
Mass media and culture > United States.
Mass media and sex > United States.
Mass media and race relations > United States.
Social classes in mass media.
Mass media > Social aspects > United States.
Popular culture > United States.
United States > Social conditions > 1980-
Mass media and culture.
Mass media and race relations.
Mass media and sex.
Mass media > Social aspects.
Popular culture.
Social conditions.
United States.
Media Studies.
Since 1980
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Summary:This provocative new edition examines the mass media as economic and cultural institutions that shape our social identities, particularly regarding gender, race and class. A comprehensive introductory section outlines the book's integrated approach to media studies, which incorporates three distinct but related areas of investigation: the political economy of production, textual analysis and audience response.
Physical Description:xv, 693 pages ; 26 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9781506380100
1506380107
9781506390796
150639079X