Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-265) and index.
Contents
Class action in the media -- Twenty-four-karat gold frames: lifestyles of the rich and famous -- Gilded cages: media stories of how the mighty have fallen -- Fragile frames: the poor and homeless -- Tarnished metal frames: the working class and the working poor -- Splintered wooden frames: the middle class -- Framing class, vicarious living, and conspicuous consumption.