Only 15 Minutes? The Social Stratification of Fame in Printed Media

Contemporary scholarship has conceptualized modern fame as an open system in which people continually move in and out of celebrity status. This model stands in stark contrast to the traditional notion in the sociology of stratification that depicts stable hierarchies sustained through classic forces...

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Published in:	American sociological review 2013-04, Vol.78 (2), p.266-289
Main Authors:	van de Rijt, Arnout, Shor, Eran, Ward, Charles, Skiena, Steven
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	Actors Attention Blogs Career development Careers Celebrities Classes, stratification, mobility Corporate names Correlations Datasets English language Entertainment Fame Hierarchies Hierarchy Inequality Internet Mass Media Media Media coverage Mobility Movies Names News News content News Reporting Political power Reputation Scholarship Self Reward Social mobility Social organization. Social system. Social structure Social privilege Social Scientists Social Stratification Social Structure Society Sociology Sociology of communication and mass media. Sociolinguistics Sociology of knowledge and sociology of culture Stratification Studies Subcultures Television
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