SOSC 3992 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Media Event

• School: York University
• Department: Social Science
• Course: SOSC 3992
• Professor: Allyson Lunny

Document Summary

The offensive event and the offender must be symbolically removed from the realm of the ordinary, the everyday, the norm. The offender must be reduced to a type tat is measured against the counterpart. Denouncer must manifest and represent values of the group and deliver the denunciation in their name. Denouncer must arrange to be invested with the right to speak for the groups values (ex. Denouncer works to separate ritually the denouncer (the offender) from the legitimate order (as being outside that order) No live broadcasting of the trial (that would be long and sluggish) (cid:862)media e(cid:448)e(cid:374)t(cid:863) (cid:894)daya(cid:374) & katz, 1992) Monopolistic (all channels covered this news event) They (cid:862)sig(cid:374)ify(cid:863) (cid:894)p. 205(cid:895) it makes meaning. Participants invited to transcend conflict and construct a united collective. Rituals do not always induce unity and reconciliation one group beyond the offender thats otherwised. Integrative function need not necessarily be fulfilled though harmonization.