CRIM 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Sex Offender
2 Nov 2016
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Chapter 2- the media: shaping our understanding of crime. Media effects: the concept that exposure to media has an effect on behaviour. For example, young people exposed to violent media act aggressively. Active audiences: the concept that audiences are mot passive recipients of information or meaning but instead are active the process of creating meaning. Problem frame: a narrative that is easily understood because it focuses on the existence of something extraordinary and bad that affects many people, and identifies unambiguous solutions that can be implemented in the future. Moral panic: occurs when there is a gap between people"s perceptions of a problem and the fact of the problem, and the difference can be explained ideologically. Folk devils: originating in images from folklore, this term refers to people or groups presented in media as deviant outsiders and the cause of social problems. Sexual behaviour is influenced by the morals, values, traditions, and principles of a society.
