CRIM 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Media Consumption, Rulemaking, Moral Panic
30 Sep 2016
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Stigmatization : refers to the manner in which individuals or groups who do not conform (do not play by society"s rule) come to be regarded as deviants, social outcasts, or folk devils. Media effects : social scientists who first studied crime and the media in the 1960s and. 1970s attempted to measure the impact of media consumption on aggression. Media effects, saying that children who watched a lot of violence on tv were more likely engage in violence in real life. Cultural criminology : a newer branch of critical criminology, that explores the links between culture, crime, and crime control in contemporary society. From the cultural criminology perspective, news media and popular culture are social sites where we collectively negotiate and shape the meaning of crime, violence, victimization, justice and community. Media narratives are considered excellent cultural artifacts for culture criminologists to examine, as they provide a window into the social construction of the meaning of crime.
