SOCPSY 3ZZ3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Missing Person, Disappearance Of Etan Patz, Ariel Castro Kidnappings
5 Dec 2017
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Prejudice in reporting and circulating information about child victims: due to group position and status construction, typical victims are white, middle-class, attractive and female. Establishes a certain typology of missing children that impacts focus in the media: rooted in social constructionist framework of ideal" victims of crime that classi es them in a speci c way. Examples of prejudice in reporting and circulating information: for example, caylee anthony, each night the news was speaking about the case, investigation and trial of her mother casey anthony. Tuesday, november 28, 2017: for example, carlina white, a black child abducted from the hospital that had little media coverage, bias and prejudice with the coverage of victims of crime: Minority groups represent a large proportion of missing children, but have a lack of reporting (disconnect between missing child, law enforcement and media) The difference in coverage indicates one person"s life and rescue is important.
