CRM 2306 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Youth Criminal Justice Act, Gang, Young Offenders Act
3 Feb 2016
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Chapter 4 the role of the media. Any form of communication that targets a mass audience in print or electronic format. Stigmatized other: presented as a threat to the way of life of decent people. Absolute other: presented as inherently evil and include those who commit exceptional crimes (suicide bombers, child rapists) Administrative research: analyzes the effects of media messages on individuals: puts the individual under the microscope to determine what certain type of. Framing: the way the media depicts and overall issue, and therefore what we, the viewers, notice come to think about reality. Ethnic minorities tend to be portrayed in 5 interrelated ways: 1) invisible (under-represented, 2) portrayed in ways that support existing stereotypes, 3) represented as social problems, 4) represented as adornments, 5) represented as white-washed. Advertisements that included women were characterized by: the feminine touch (touching object, person, themselves, ritualization of subordination (lying on bed, licenced withdrawal (not pay attention, infantilization (certain poses)
