Only 15 Minutes? The Social Stratification of Fame in Printed Media

American Sociological Review

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 266-289

  van de Rijt, Arnout ^a   Shor, Eran ^b   Ward, Charles ^c   Skiena, Steven ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c GOOGLE INC   (United States)

Author keywords

cumulative advantage; fame; inequality; mobility; news; stratification

Indexed keywords

MASS MEDIA; MOBILITY;

EID: 84875534709     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: 19398271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003122413480362     Document Type: Article

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