Media and Social Representations of Otherness: Psycho-Social-Cultural Implications

By Terri Mannarini

Book Overview

Introduction.- Part I: The identity-otherness dynamics.- Chapter 1. Identity, otherness, and sociocultural dynamics (Sergio Salvatore).- Chapter 2. Theories and methods (Alessia Rochira).- Part II: Maps of Otherness.- Chapter 3. Immigration (Giuseppe A. Veltri).- Chapter 4. Islam (Gordon Sammuta).- Chapter 5. LGBT (Alina Pop).- Part III: Symbolic resources for the representation of otherness.- Chapter 6. The semiotic construction of Otherness (Sergio Salvatore).- Chapter 7. An interpretative model: Semiotic fields and semiotic forces (Sergio Salvatore).- Chapter 8. Implications for policy-making and further developments (Giuseppe Veltri).

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030361012
• ISBN13: 9783030361013
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"