Power, Diversity and Public Relations (Paperback)

Power, Diversity and Public Relations addresses the lack of diversity in PR by revealing the ways in which power operates within the occupation to construct archetypal practitioner identities, occupational belonging and exclusion. It explores the ways in which the field is normatively constructed through discourse, and examines how the experiences of practitioners whose ethnicity and class differ from the 'typical' PR background, shape alternative understandings of the occupation and their place within it. The book applies theoretical perspectives ranging from Bourdieuvian and occupational sociology to postcolonial and critical race theory, to a variety of empirical data from the UK PR industry. Diversity emerges as a product of the dialectics between occupational structures, norms and practitioners' reactions to those constraints; it follows that improving diversity is best understood as an exercise in democracy, where all practitioner voices are heard, valued, and encompass the potential for change. This insightful text will be essential reading for researchers and students in Public Relations, Communications, Media Studies, Promotional Industries, as well as all scholars interested in the sociology of race and work relations.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge New Directions in PR & Communication Research
Release date:	December 2019
First published:	2015
Authors:	Lee Edwards
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	136
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-86782-9
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > General Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Sales & marketing > Public relations
LSN:	0-367-86782-6
Barcode:	9780367867829

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