Crime And Media

Question 1

What did Jock young say about news coverage?

Answer 1

That the news is not discovered but manufactured

Question 2

what was cohen’s book called?

Answer 2

Folk devils and the media.

Question 3

What was the example Cohen gave for moral panics?

Answer 3

Mods vs Rockers in the 60’s

Question 4

what were the three elements of inventory according to cohen?

Answer 4

EXAGGERATION and DISTORTION - the media exaggerated the number of people involved.
PREDICTION - predicted further violence
SYMBOLISATION - the appearance of the mods and rockers were all labelled negatively.

Question 5

What did term did Cohen use to show that media spread the news further?

Answer 5

DEVIANCE AMPLIFICATION

Question 6

What does Hall et al say about moral panics and from what perspective?

Answer 6

Neo - Marxist:

MUGGING in the british media in the 1970’s served as a distraction from the FAILING CAPITALIST system.

Question 7

What sociologists do you need to know for MEDIA and CRIME?

Answer 7

YOUNG 
COHEN
HALL et al
Livingstone 
Schlesinger and Tumber

Question 8

What does Livingstone say about the relation between media and crime?

Answer 8

People continue to be PREOCCUPIED with the EFFECTS of media on CHILDREN because of our DESIRE TO REGARD CHILDHOOD AS A TIME OF INNOCENCE IN THE public sphere.

Question 9

What do Schlesinger and Tumber say?

Answer 9

TABLOID READERS and heavy users of TV have a GREATER FEAR of being a VICTIM to crime, especially PHYSICAL VIOLENCE AND MUGGING