The praxis of social inequality in media : a global perspective

Publication/Creation:

Lanham, [Maryland] : Lexington Books, 2016

Resource Type:

Book

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Full Title:

The praxis of social inequality in media : a global perspective / edited by Jan Servaes and Toks Oyedemi

Series Titles:

Communication, Globalization, and Cultural Identity
Communication, globalization, and cultural identity.

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Additional Author/Creators:

Servaes, Jan, editor
Oyedemi, Toks, editor

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Digital divide

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; PartI. POVERTY AND THE MEDIA; Ch01. All People Are Equal, but Some People Are More Equal Than Others; Ch02. Dialogic Journalism; Ch03. Britain's Hidden Hungry?; Ch04. The Invisible Hand Begs for "Sadaka"; Part II. TECHNOLOGYAND INEQUALITIES; Ch05. Social Inequalities in Digital Skills; Ch06. Breaching the Divide; Part III. WOMEN, EMPOWERMENT, AND THE MEDIA; Ch07. Hill Women's Voices and Community Communications about Climate Change; Ch08. Citizen Media and Empowerment; Part IV. REPRESENTATIONS OF RACE, SEXUALITY, AND GENDER IN THE MEDIA
Ch09. Harassed, Marginalized, and ChildlessCh10. Cross-National Coverage of Rape and Rape Culture; Ch11. Multiculturalism as a Disempowering Paradigm; Conclusion; Index; About theEditors and Contributors

Summary:

In this volume an international array of scholars provides case studies from various countries of social inequalities and how they shape media narratives and experiences. The topics include how social inequalities relate to gender and empowerment, poverty and the media, and discriminatory access to media technologies.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

1 online resource (295 p.)

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Description based upon print version of record.

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Catalog ID (MMSID):

9937433685602486

ISBN:

1-4985-2347-1