The Consumption of Inequality
Author | : K. Halnon |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 195 |
Release | : 2013-09-18 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781137352491 |
ISBN-13 | : 1137352493 |
Rating | : 4/5 (91 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Consumption of Inequality written by K. Halnon and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-09-18 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fads, fashions, and media in popular consumer culture frequently make recreational and ideological "fun" of poverty and lower class living. In this book, Halnon delineates how incarceration, segregation, stigmatization, cultural and social consecration, and carnivalization work in the production and consumption of inequality.