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When Race Matters: What Newspaper Opinion Pieces Say About Race and Poverty
International journal of communication, v 10, pp 1388-1404
01 Jan 2016
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Abstract
This article investigates discussions of race and poverty in newspaper opinion pieces during a period of welfare reform debates in the United States, 1994-2010. Results show that, often, the poor are identified as deserving of societal support, and outside entities (external causes) are identified as the source of their hardship. However, when the poor are identified by race, how contributors say poverty should be remedied shifts. When identified as African Americans, poor individuals are blamed for their poverty and solutions obviate structural explanations. Our research advances dialogue around the racialization of poverty and creates an opportunity to understand the relationship between public discussions of race and poverty and shifts in policy.
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- Title
- When Race Matters: What Newspaper Opinion Pieces Say About Race and Poverty
- Creators
- Imaani Jamillah El-Burki - Lehigh UniversityDouglas V. Porpora - Drexel UniversityRachel R. Reynolds - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- International journal of communication, v 10, pp 1388-1404
- Publisher
- USC Annenberg Press
- Number of pages
- 17
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Communication
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000386837300001
- Other Identifier
- 991019170557404721
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