Unequal America : class conflict, the news media, and ideology in an era of record inequality /: class conflict, the news media, and ideology in an era of record inequality. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Anthony R. DiMaggio.
• Authors: Dimaggio, Anthony R, 1980-
• Contents: Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Inequality and American Political Consciousness Coronavirus as a Historical Landmark Moment? Main Arguments What We Know About Inequality and Politics Problems with Previous Research Critical Theory, Class, and Inequality Research Design Chapter Descriptions Chapter 2: Rising Inequality: A History of Political-Economic Change Neoliberalism Defined Deindustrialization The Minimum Wage’s Decline Executive Pay Policy Inaction and Rising Costs of Services Tax Policy Growing Inequality, Declining Opportunity Coronavirus and Economic Collapse: Inequality Intensifies Public Opinion on Inequality The Coronavirus Pandemic and Inequality Recognition Consciousness for the Capitalist Class? Conclusion Chapter 3: The Formation of Economic Consciousness Previous Research Measuring Economic Consciousness Competing Approaches to Studying Economic Consciousness Interviewing Americans on Inequality Examining Predictors of Economic Consciousness Intersectionality and Economic Consciousness Conclusion Chapter 4: The Development of Economic Consciousness Interviews: The First Wave Economic Privilege Interviews: The Second Wave The Importance of Economic and Social Attitudes Coronavirus as a Catalyst for Increasing Concerns with Inequality? Conclusion Chapter 5: Economic Realism, American Exceptionalism, and Their Impact on Attitudes and Voter Preferences National Evidence Exceptionalism, Realism, and Foreign Policy Beliefs Conclusion Chapter 6: Class is a Five Letter Dirty Word: or How the Media Fail to Cover Inequality Theoretical Framework What We Know About Politics, the Media, and Economics Expectations Media Discourse on Class and Inequality The 2016 Presidential Election Coronavirus and Inequality Coverage Conclusion Chapter 7: Inequality and Media Effects on Public Opinion Media Experiments National Findings Inequality and the 2016 Election Experimental Effects Commodity Fetishism and the Economic Divide Coronavirus, Inequality, and Media Effects? Conclusion Appendix Chapter 8: The Economics of Disillusionment: Growing Resistance to Neoliberal Political-Economy Economic Determinism, Relative Deprivation, and Counter-Hegemony Strain Theory, Marxism, and Hegemony Relative Deprivation and Counter-Hegemonic Ideology, Post-2008 Findings Personal Finances and Political-Economic Attitudes Changing Finances and Attitude Formation Coronavirus as a Catalyst for Shifting Public Opinion Conclusion Chapter 9: Rebellion in America: Protest, Inequality, and Insecurity Insecurity and the Welfare State: The Food Stamp Challenge The Food Stamp Challenge: A Closer Look Social Movements, Economic Insecurity, and Protest The Madison Protests Occupy Wall Street "Fight for $15" The Affordable Care Act Repeal The Economics of Protest: Public Opinion of Progressive Social Movements The Trump Uprising: A Mythic Rebellion Against Neoliberalism Bernie Sanders and the Politics of Insecurity Coronavirus as a Catalyst for Progressive Activism Conclusion Conclusion The 2018 and 2020 Elections Prospects for Change?
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 305.50973; Equality -- United States; Social conflict -- United States; Press and politics -- United States; Journalism -- Social aspects -- United States
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000258455; 9781000258370; 9781003056850
• Related ISBNs: 9780367521851; 9780367521127
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