{"product_id":"stories-about-strangers-bo-petersson-9780761835080","title":"Stories about Strangers: Swedish Media Constructions of Socio-Cultural Risk","description":"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, \u003ci\u003eStories about Strangers\u003c\/i\u003e follows the local discourse, primarily through the daily newspaper of the communities, to assess and evaluate the views and\/or prejudices about immigrants.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bo Petersson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0761835083\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780761835080\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.64w x 0.48d","brand":"Bo Petersson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48241091772671,"sku":"9780761835080","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f25b55e6-e873-44f0-a3fa-8a28b2ceba6f.jpg?v=1772652666","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/stories-about-strangers-bo-petersson-9780761835080","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}