{"product_id":"disability-in-the-media-9781498561563","title":"Disability in the Media","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDisability in the Media: Examining Stigma and Identity looks at how disabilities are portrayed within the media and how individuals with disabilities are affected by their representation. The effects of media representation can be seen both at the level of the individual, with effects on self-identity for those with a disability, and at the level of society as a whole, with these portrayals playing a role in the social construction of disability, often further stigmatizing individuals with disabilities. On all levels, research has ended with a call to media producers, asking those in the entertainment industry to think about how they are portraying disability, to hire actors with disabilities, and to realize that the supercrip may not always be the most positive portrayal of disability. This book looks at the current status of disability representation in television and the popular press, offering case studies that examine their effect on individuals with disabilities and making sugges\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr. Worrell reminds that while depictions of disability have become less stigmatizing in some ways, there remains much room for improvement. While the media—traditional, mobile, social, or otherwise—may play a role in such progress, it is ultimately up to those on the other end of the message to search for knowledge and meaning. Such a quest is one that challenges existing beliefs and could, as Dr. Worrell suggests, alter the ways in which disability continues to be socially constructed. -- Avery Holton, University of Utah\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSection One: What is the Media Showing?\u003cbr\u003eChapter One: The Representation of Disability in the Media\u003cbr\u003eChapter Two: A Popular Press Discussion of Portrayals in the Media\u003cbr\u003eChapter Three: Image Echoes: Popular Press Coverage of Media Disability\u003cbr\u003eChapter Four: Additional Echoes: Mobile and Social Media Presentations of Disability\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSection Two: What is the Media Doing?\u003cbr\u003eChapter Five: The Impact of the Media’s Portrayal of Physical Disabilities\u003cbr\u003eChapter Six: A Case Study of the Media’s Impact on Individuals That Are Deaf\/Hard of Hearing\u003cbr\u003eChapter Seven: The Impact of the Media’s Portrayal of Cognitive Disabilities\u003cbr\u003eChapter Eight: A Case Study of the Media’s Impact on Individuals with Cognitive Disabilities\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSection 3: What Can the Media Do?\u003cbr\u003eChapter Nine: Suggestions and Tips for the Media and the Rest of Us\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Author","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040783991127,"sku":"9781498561563","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781498561563.jpg?v=1750947834","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/disability-in-the-media-9781498561563","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}