Connecting Social Problems and Popular Culture: Why Media is Not the Answer

Now in its second edition, Connecting Social Problems and Popular Culture goes beyond the news-grabbing headlines claiming that popular culture is public enemy number one to consider what really causes the social problems we are most concerned about.

Author: Karen Sternheimer
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 03/12/2013
Pages: 322
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.10w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780813347233

About the Author
Karen Sternheimer is a sociologist at the University of Southern California where she is also a faculty fellow at the USC Center for Excellence in Teaching. Her research has focused on issues related to popular culture and youth, particularly moral panics relating to both. She editor and lead writer for the Everyday Sociology blog and has appeared as a commentator on numerous networks, such as CNN, The History Channel, MSNBC, and Fox News.