The Mass Media and the Dynamics of American Racial Attitudes

ISBN-13: 9780521529150 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 155 str.

Paul M. Kellstedt

Opis

Paul Kellstedt examines variation in Americans' racial attitudes over the last half-century, particularly in the relationship between media coverage and American public opinion. His analyses reveal that racial policy preferences have evolved in an unpredicted way over the past fifty years. Sustained periods of liberalism, invariably followed by eras of conservatism, respond to cues presented in the national media. Kellstedt examines this relationship between attitudes on the two major issues of the twentieth century--race and the welfare state.

Recenzje

'This book is well written, with a conversational tone and accessible style. Kellstedt has a knack for using analogies and metaphors to explain complex concepts and analyses, which makes the book appropriate for use in graduate and undergraduate courses." - Rosalee A. Clawson, Purdue University

Spis treści

1. Toward a dynamic perspective on racial attitudes; 2. Eras of media coverage of race; 3. Eras of racial liberalism and conservatism; 4. Media framing and the dynamics of racial policy preferences; 5. The fusion of race and the welfare state in the public mind; 6. A new American dilemma for a new millennium?