Mockery and morality in popular cultural representations of the white, working class

Sociological Research Online

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1-13

  Raisborough, Jayne ^a   Adams, Matt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chav; Children's comics; Cultural representations; Disgust; Distinction; Humour; Middle class; Ned; Ridicule; Working class

Indexed keywords

EID: 62149088566     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13607804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5153/sro.1814     Document Type: Article

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