R. J. Maratea, Brian Monahan

Broschiertes Buch

Social problems in popular culture

Beschreibung

This is the first book to make the link 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 shape how we think about, and respond to, social issues.

Autor

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Policy Press
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. September 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 289g
• ISBN-13: 9781447321583
• ISBN-10: 1447321588
• Artikelnr.: 41885937