Crime Talk How Citizens Construct a Social Problem |
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| Author:
| Sasson, Theodore |
| Series title: | Social Problems and Social Issues Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-202-30547-9 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1995 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $50.95 |
Book Description:
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Crime in the streets has remained consistently among the most conspicuous aspects of the American political landscape. Sasson argues that the significance of our national pre-occupation with the issue depends on how it is constructed or “framed” in the mass media and in everyday conversation. Drawing on the ...
Crime in the streets has remained consistently among the most conspicuous aspects of the American political landscape. Sasson argues that the significance of our national pre-occupation with the issue depends on how it is constructed or “framed” in the mass media and in everyday conversation. Drawing on the ...