This article contributes to debates about the value and utility of the notion of postfeminism for
a seemingly “new” moment marked by a resurgence of interest in feminism in the media and …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of celebrity endorser credibility
on consumer self-brand connection and endorsed brand equity. A conceptual model is …

In recent years there has been growing concern over the pervasive disparities in academic
achievement that are highly influenced by ethnicity, class and gender. Specifically, within the …

When children use the Internet, they commonly choose to watch their favorite YouTubers. In
this article, we aim to deepen the understanding of how children make sense of YouTubers …

Die hier von Steffen Rudolph vorgelegte soziologische Untersuchung beschäftigt sich mit
der Bedeutung sozioökonomischer und-demografischer Ungleichheiten für die …

In this article, we offer an empirical contribution to complement cultural analyses of social
class-making in Reality Television (RTV). We draw on qualitative interviews with young …

Drawing on 24 group interviews on celebrity with 148 students aged 14–17 across six
schools, we show that 'hard work'is valued by young people in England. We argue that we …

This book explores changes in the nature of the relationship between play, media and
commercial culture through a comparison of play in the 1950s/60s and the present day …

In this paper, we consider how the cultural politics of austerity within Britain plays out on the
celebrity maternal body. We locate austerity as a discursive and disciplinary field and …

This paper engages with the subjective experience of 'doing'aspiration, teasing out the
psychic and social costs that accompany this as a classed process. It draws on a qualitative …