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Madness, Power and the Media - by S Harper (Hardcover)

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Questioning the psychiatric construction of mental distress as 'illness', and challenging existing studies of media stigmatization, Stephen Harper argues that today's media images of mental distress are often sympathetic, yet tend to reproduce the sexist, classist, racist and individualist ideologies of contemporary capitalism.
About the Author: STEPHEN HARPER is Senior Lecturer in Media Studies at the University of Portsmouth, UK.
238 Pages
Social Science, Media Studies

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Book Synopsis

Questioning the psychiatric construction of mental distress as 'illness', and challenging existing studies of media stigmatization, Stephen Harper argues that today's media images of mental distress are often sympathetic, yet tend to reproduce the sexist, classist, racist and individualist ideologies of contemporary capitalism.

About the Author

STEPHEN HARPER is Senior Lecturer in Media Studies at the University of Portsmouth, UK.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.6 Inches (H) x 5.4 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)

Weight: .95 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 238

Genre: Social Science

Sub-Genre: Media Studies

Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan

Format: Hardcover

Author: S Harper

Language: English

Street Date: July 30, 2009

TCIN: 1006476726

UPC: 9780230218802

Item Number (DPCI): 247-37-5631

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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