Connecting Social Problems and Popular Culture: A Critical Examination

Connecting Social Problems and Popular Culture: Why Media is Not the Answer

by Karen Sternheimer

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Connecting Social Problems and Popular Culture is a groundbreaking book that examines the relationship between social problems and popular culture. The book features essays by leading scholars in the field, who explore how popular culture can both reflect and shape social problems.

The book is divided into four sections:

• Section 1: Social Problems and the Media
• Section 2: Popular Culture and Social Change
• Section 3: The Politics of Popular Culture
• Section 4: Popular Culture and Everyday Life

The essays in Section 1 examine the ways in which the media can both reflect and shape social problems. The essays in Section 2 explore how popular culture can be used to promote social change. The essays in Section 3 examine the political dimensions of popular culture. And the essays in Section 4 explore the ways in which popular culture shapes everyday life.

Connecting Social Problems and Popular Culture is a must-read for anyone interested in the relationship between social problems and popular culture. The book provides a comprehensive and nuanced understanding of this complex and important issue.

Table of Contents

• Section 1: Social Problems and the Media
• Chapter 1: The Media and the Construction of Social Problems
• Chapter 2: The Media and the Framing of Social Problems
• Chapter 3: The Media and the Amplification of Social Problems
• Section 2: Popular Culture and Social Change
• Chapter 4: Popular Culture as a Force for Social Change
• Chapter 5: Popular Culture as a Reflection of Social Change
• Chapter 6: Popular Culture as a Catalyst for Social Change
• Section 3: The Politics of Popular Culture
• Chapter 7: The Political Dimensions of Popular Culture
• Chapter 8: The Left and Popular Culture
• Chapter 9: The Right and Popular Culture
• Section 4: Popular Culture and Everyday Life
• Chapter 10: Popular Culture and Identity
• Chapter 11: Popular Culture and Consumption
• Chapter 12: Popular Culture and Socialization

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"Connecting Social Problems and Popular Culture is a groundbreaking book that provides a comprehensive and nuanced understanding of this complex and important issue." - [Review Source]

"[Author Name] has assembled a team of leading scholars to produce a volume that is essential reading for anyone interested in the relationship between social problems and popular culture." - [Review Source]

About the Author

[Author Name] is a professor of sociology at [University Name]. He is the author of several books on popular culture and social problems, including [Book Title 1] and [Book Title 2].

Connecting Social Problems and Popular Culture: Why Media is Not the Answer

by Karen Sternheimer

4.1 out of 5

Language	:	English
File size	:	950 KB
Text-to-Speech	:	Enabled
Screen Reader	:	Supported
Enhanced typesetting	:	Enabled
X-Ray for textbooks	:	Enabled
Word Wise	:	Enabled
Print length	:	313 pages

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