The Improvement in American Economic Mobility

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[...] The Improvement in American Economic Mobility Introduction Recently, America has become a very advanced technological society, greatly impacting the communication broadcasting of cultural and informational exchange on different media levels. With the widespread impact, the implications of social interaction, which is through class detachment, influence the perception of economic classes. The media looks at future eminence, which tends to steer the lower and middle classes toward consumerism. This essay aims to examine the role played by the media in shaping the notion of economic mobility and financial stability, taking as examples the works of Diana Kendall and Gregory Mantsios, which depict the intricate relationship between media content and consumer culture. [...]

[...] If consumers learn to practice responsible consumption, then advertisers and consumers can create a more equal society and improved economic mobility. Work Cited Kendall, Diana. "Framing Class, Vicarious Living, and Conspicuous Consumption." Class Divisions in Serial Television pp. 21-46, doi:10.1057/978-1-137-59449-5_2. Mantsios, Gregory. "Class in America." Reading Popular Culture, edited by Anna Tomasino, Bedford/St. Martin's pp. 364-374. [...]

[...] The Advertiser and the Consumer part While advertisers and consumers have some responsibility to curb the growing spending problem caused by consumer debt, buyers and sellers should not take sole accountability. The commercials use communication devices to persuade people to have an expensive lifestyle. However, most of them cannot afford it, while consumers who want to follow the role models provided in the commercials indulge in spending that they cannot shoulder. This results in debt that impedes instead of increasing the level of standing. [...]

[...] As a result, they need to have in-depth media analysis capabilities to dissect the sources of media they consume and the impact of such sources on their spending. The media's idealized portrayals, which give limited exposure, can be resisted by focusing on financial education. This, in turn, will help consumers overcome unnecessary consumerism and make informed financial decisions. Conclusion The relationship between media and consumption, as well as the mobility of the economic field, are both streams of challenges and opportunities. The acknowledgment of media contributes to forming consumer preferences. [...]