Disability in the Media: Examining Stigma and Identity
Lanham et al.: Lexington Books (2018), xv, 125 pp.
Contains bibliogr. pp. 109-119, index
Series: Lexington Studies in Health Communication
ISBN 978-1-4985-6156-3 (pbk)
Reviewed in: Communication Research Trends, vol. 39:1 (2020), pp. 38-39
Introduction
I. WHAT IS THE MEDIA SHOWING?
1 The Representation of Disability in the Media
2 A Popular Press Discussion of Portrayals in the Media
3 Image Echoes: Popular Press Coverage of Media Disability
4 Additional Echoes: Mobile and Social Media Presentations of Disability
II. WHAT IS THE MEDIA DOING?
5 The Impact of the Media’s Portrayal of Physical Disabilities
6 A Case Study of the Media’s Impact on Individuals That Are Deaf/Hard of Hearing
7 The Impact of the Media’s Portrayal of Cognitive Disabilities
8 A Case Study of the Media’s Impact on Individuals with Cognitive Disabilities
III. WHAT CAN MEDIA DO?
9 Suggestions and Tips for the Media and the Rest of Us
I. WHAT IS THE MEDIA SHOWING?
1 The Representation of Disability in the Media
2 A Popular Press Discussion of Portrayals in the Media
3 Image Echoes: Popular Press Coverage of Media Disability
4 Additional Echoes: Mobile and Social Media Presentations of Disability
II. WHAT IS THE MEDIA DOING?
5 The Impact of the Media’s Portrayal of Physical Disabilities
6 A Case Study of the Media’s Impact on Individuals That Are Deaf/Hard of Hearing
7 The Impact of the Media’s Portrayal of Cognitive Disabilities
8 A Case Study of the Media’s Impact on Individuals with Cognitive Disabilities
III. WHAT CAN MEDIA DO?
9 Suggestions and Tips for the Media and the Rest of Us
