Mediated class-ifications: Representations of class and culture in contemporary British television

European Journal of Cultural Studies

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 487-508

  Morley, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Class; Class consciousness; Culture; Individualism; Language; Lumpen proletariat; Reality television; Representation

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350526926     PISSN: 13675494     EISSN: 14603551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367549409343850     Document Type: Article

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