Framing Class, Vicarious Living, and Conspicuous Consumption.

I have read the reading, Framing Class, Vicarious Living, and Conspicuous Consumption. Authored by Diana Kendall. It is about the different social classes and how the media plays a part in the way they are seen by many people. Mainly the general public. The media has people thinking they can be rich and famous like the people in the television shows.
In the writing Kendall says that the middle and working class will not rise above where they are today. They will not see a great jump in the income that is coming into them. They are purchasing many large things like houses and cars. They are getting themselves into dept. Trying to keep up with the rich people they see on the television. (keeping up with the Jones)
Television networks do not want to cause any trouble in showing other classes differently. This would cause friction among classes.( Mantsios)
The last paragraph says that if the media does not change the way they depict each class, then we as individuals should take it on ourselves to break the frames that have been created. We all need to take a realistic look on our own situation.