Economic outcomes reflect an intricate mixture of people's internal dispositions and external
circumstances that are beyond their control. How, then, do people make sense of wealth and …

Various authors point to the connection between public perceptions of poverty and
institutionalised strategies of dealing with the poor. The way the general public perceives the …

This important cultural analysis tells two stories about food. The first depicts good food as
democratic. Foodies frequent 'hole in the wall'ethnic eateries, appreciate the pie found in …

The second edition of The Political Economy of Communication substantially revises and
updates the 1996 first edition. I decided to write this book because the field has grown …

ABSTRACT A growing body of evidence demonstrates that the way the press frames policy
issues can foster fear, particularly with respect to portrayals of immigrants. Building on this …

In the past twenty years, intersectionality has emerged as a compelling response to
arguments on behalf of identity-based politics across the discipline. It has done so by …

The new second edition of this distinctive and widely adopted textbook brings into the
classroom an overview of how images of social problems can shape not only public policy …

Bruce A. Arrigo is Professor of Crime, Law, and Society in the Department of Criminal
Justice, University of North Carolina–Charlotte. He holds additional faculty appointments in …

Public policy in the United States is marked by a contradiction between the American ideal
of equality and the reality of an underclass of marginalized and disadvantaged people who …

I argue that the study of narrative identity would benefit from more sustained and explicit
attention to relationships among cultural, institutional, organizational, and personal …