| Description |
viii, 189 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
1. Background and significance of the study -- Introduction -- Outline -- General statement of the issue or problem -- Project overview -- Question form -- Education and culture -- Research statements -- Definition of significant terms -- Researcher biases and limitations of the study -- 2. Review of relevant literature -- Introduction -- The informal educational function of the media -- Entertainment-education and media agenda-setting -- The media and the homeless -- The poor : a biblical perspective -- 3. Research methods -- 4. Findings -- Interviews -- Summary of interviews with the homeless, by themes -- Interviews with national media professionals -- Interviews with local media professionals -- 5. Analytical overview of the interviews -- 6. Entertainment-education theory/biblical theory -- Entertainment-education theory -- Simplemente Maria -- Biblical theory -- 7. Analysis -- Research question -- Analysis overview -- A reporter's world view guides the questions -- Analysis of stories of the homeless and crime -- Violence in general on television -- Negativity and the homeless -- Linking the word "homeless" with criminal activity -- 8. Conclusion and recommendations -- Opportunities for further study -- Appendix A. Statistical analysis -- Content ratings by category and media -- Analysis details -- Appendix B. Questions asked of the homeless -- Appendix C. Interviews with the homeless -- Appendix D. Ethnographic field research -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Observation -- Appendix E. Who the homeless are (interviews) -- Interview methodology -- Appendix F. The homeless in shelter activity logs -- Appendix G. Analysis of shelter log data |
| Summary |
Explores how the homeless are presented by the media and consequently, how public perceptions of the homeless are shaped |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Homelessness in mass media.
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| LC no. |
2011281130 |
| ISBN |
097735671X |
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9780977356713 |
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