The harms of crime media : essays on the perpetuation of racism, sexism and class stereotypes

Bissler, Denise L., 1971- (Added Author). Conners, Joan L. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9780786463800 (softcover : alk. paper)
ISBN: 0786463805 (softcover : alk. paper)
Physical Description: print
vi, 255 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Constructing and Reconstructing Female Sexual Assault Victims Within the Media / Venessa Garcia -- Social Construction of Serial Murder Victims: A Multivariate Level Analysis / Deirdre Sommerlad-Rogers -- "These kids are killing each other": Gender-Neutral vs. Gender-Specific Framing in the School Shooting Media Discourse / Brian Knop -- Social Construction of Methamphetamine in the Print Media / Teresa Roach -- Media vs. Reality: Who Is the Real Female Sex Offender? / Bridget A. Hepner-Williamson -- Monstrous, Demonic and Evil: Media Constructs of Women Who Kill / Kate Whiteley -- Gangs, Politics and Media: Lessons from the New York Chapter of the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation / Louis Kontos -- Inequalities in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Stereotypes in the CSI Investigators / Joan L. Conners -- "Who are you?" Shared Responsibility and the Victims of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation / Katherine Foss -- Macho Cops, Corner Boys and Soldiers: The Construction of Race and Masculinity on HBO's The Wire / Cheryl Chambers -- Fictionalized Women in Trouble: An Exploration of the Television Crime Drama CSI: Miami / Sarah Rizun -- Ripped from the Headlines: The Depiction of Sexual Orientation--Based Hate Crimes in Television Crime Dramas / Nicholas Guittar -- Crime News Sources and Crime Views: The Relationship Between News Media Exposure Patterns and Whites' Opinions about Criminal Justice Issues / Alicia D. Simmons.