The Consumption of Inequality: Weapons of Mass Distraction

Halnon, K.

The fads, fashions, and media in popular consumer culture frequently make recreational and ideological "fun" of poverty and lower class living. In this book, Halnon delineates how incarceration, segregation, stigmatization, cultural and social consecration, and carnivalization work in the production and consumption of inequality.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2013-10-01

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137352484

DOI: 10.1057/9781137352491

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 229