Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley door pickup 10am - 7pm 3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611

  • Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Stories about Strangers: Swedish Media Constructions of Socio-Cultural Risk

Stories about Strangers: Swedish Media Constructions of Socio-Cultural Risk

Petersson, Bo

Paperback

Christian LivingGeneral Racism & Ethnic StudiesImmigration & Refugees

ISBN10: 0761835083
ISBN13: 9780761835080
Publisher: University Press of America
Published: Sep 26 2006
Pages: 156
Weight: 0.55
Height: 0.48 Width: 5.64 Depth: 8.20
Language: English
Negative stereotypes about immigrants and strangers exist in all societies and countries. For many, immigrants represent a threat and a challenge to the ingrained habits and traditions of the majority, which leads to friction. To analyze these majority-minority encounters, this study uses perspectives from sub-fields of theoretical study that are closely related but rarely, if ever, brought together. These include perceptions of socio-cultural risk; stereotype formation, scapegoating, and enemy images; mass media reporting on immigrants; and the study of everyday practices or the mundane. Using three neighboring small towns in Sweden as case studies, Stories about Strangers follows the local discourse, primarily through the daily newspaper of the communities, to assess and evaluate the views and/or prejudices about immigrants.

Also in

General Racism & Ethnic Studies

View All