Term of Award
Spring 2012
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Social Sciences (M.A.)
Document Type and Release Option
Thesis (open access)
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Department
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Committee Chair
Ted Brimeyer
Committee Member 1
Heidi Altman
Committee Member 2
Erik Brooks
Abstract
This study is a quantitative content analysis that analyzes how The New York Times framed income inequality between 2006 and 2010. A thorough review of the literature regarding rising income inequality in the United States, media theory, framing, bias, cultural hegemony, liberal and neoliberal political trends, and social mobility precedes findings that media coverage of income inequality declined while inequality grew. Various neoliberal, liberal, and neutral frames are identified and examined for slant and bias. I find that while the Times has a slight liberal bias in framing income inequality, a neoliberal hegemonic discourse pervades how the issue is addressed. Finally, I address the significance of social mobility as an absent frame in the media's discourse on income inequality.
Recommended Citation
Byrne, Rebecca Jolene, "Framing Income Inequality in the Media: Is There a Liberal or Neoliberal Bias?" (2012). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 622.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/622
Research Data and Supplementary Material
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