Poverty as We Know It: Media Portrayals of the Poor

How the media portrayed the poor in the early 1990s is discussed, analyzing 149 photographs accompanying 74 news stories about the poor from five magazines, 1993-1998. White, black, Hispanic, & Asian American persons, as well as persons whose race was indeterminable, were identified, as were the...

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Published in:	Public opinion quarterly Vol. 64; no. 1; pp. 53 - 64
Main Authors:	CLAWSON, ROSALEE A., TRICE, RAKUYA
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford Oxford University Press 01-04-2000 University of Chicago Press Public Opinion Quarterly, Inc Oxford Publishing Limited (England)
Subjects:	African Americans Asian Americans Attitudes Business Week (periodical) Children Communication Congressional elections Demographics Hispanic Americans Hispanic people Hispanics Low Income Groups Mass Media Images Media Media coverage New York Times News content News Media Newsweek (periodical) Periodicals Photojournalism Political advertising Poor Poverty Press coverage Public assistance programs Public opinion Racial Differences Research Notes Social problems and social policy. Social work Social research Sociology Stereotypes Studies Time U.S. News and World Report (periodical) U.S.A United States United States of America Welfare reform Whites United States Of America United States > US Poverty Race Magazines Media Stereotype Reform Woman Social Policy
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Summary:	How the media portrayed the poor in the early 1990s is discussed, analyzing 149 photographs accompanying 74 news stories about the poor from five magazines, 1993-1998. White, black, Hispanic, & Asian American persons, as well as persons whose race was indeterminable, were identified, as were the photograph subjects' genders, ages, residences & work status. Findings indicate that many Americans overestimate the number of black poor; photographs tend to overrepresent blacks & underrepresent whites. Hispanics are described as also being underrepresented; however, no portrayals of poor Asian Americans were located. It is argued that media portrayals of the poor influence public opinion, particularly negative images of blacks. The disparity between the facts on poverty & media-provided pictures is highlighted. 47 References. D. Weibel
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ISSN:	0033-362X 1537-5331
DOI:	10.1086/316759