With growing inequality, the American dream is becoming less effective as a collective myth.
With its focus on material success, competition and self‐reliance, the intensified diffusion of …

During the last decades the Nordic media model has been challenged by neoliberal policy
and welfare retrenchment. This study asks about the extent to which the values, functions …

As a leading scholar of the social conditions of cultural production, Pierre Bourdieu had little
to say about large-scale media production. This study, however, brings the theoretical …

Mainstream media reports on the rise of “nepo babies” have brought renewed attention to
the advantages that famous and well-connected parents can provide. Drawing from a …

Struggles for social inclusion necessitate efforts to enhance democratic communication.
Communication practices and institutions are deeply intertwined with movements …

Desde los television studies, la ficción ambientada en la realidad coetánea del receptor
constituye un espacio privilegiado para consolidar la normativa social, pero también para …

Artykuł dotyczy celebrytów jako kategorii społecznej w odniesieniu do Polski. Jest próbą
odpowiedzi na pytanie, w jakim sensie celebryci są elementem hierarchii klasowej, czy …

Recent studies argue that the contemporary working class has largely disappeared from the
news media. Another strand of literature demonstrates that the traditional labour beat has …

This article addresses how class as a category of conflict and struggle is understood and
shaped discursively in mainstream media today. We utilise a case study of how Swedish …

Symboliczne dystanse klasowe polegają na kategoryzowaniu zjawisk społecznych: są tym,
jak ludzie oceniają i porządkują siebie i innych. Opierając się na danych z badań …