Media and Social Representations of Otherness: Psycho-Social-Cultural Implications (1st ed. 2020) (Culture in Policy Making: The Symbolic Universes of Social Action)

By: Giuseppe A. Veltri and Sergio Salvatore and Terri Mannarini

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Synopsis: This book presents the main findings of an empirical exploration of media discourses on social representations of “otherness” in seven European countries. It focuses on the analysis of press discourses produced over a fifteen-year period (2000–2015) on three contemporary figures of otherness that challenge the identity of European societies, question the attitudes towards diversity, and pose significant challenges for policy-makers: immigration, Islam, and LGBT. The book provides a comprehensive and articulate map of how national media addresses such themes from both synchronic and diachronic perspectives, revealing patterns of continuity and discontinuity across time and space. Lastly, it discusses these patterns in the light of their cultural meanings and their influence on social and political collective behaviours.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9783030360993
Related ISBNs:: 9783030360986
Publisher:: Springer International Publishing
Date of Addition:: 05/25/20
Copyrighted By:: Springer
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Psychology, Social Studies, Language Arts, Communication, Politics and Government, Sociology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Sergio Salvatore
Edited by:: Giuseppe A. Veltri
Edited by:: Terri Mannarini