Framing abuse : media influence and public understanding of sexual violence against children / / Jenny Kitzinger

• Autore: Kitzinger Jenny
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; Ann Arbor, Mich., : Pluto Press, 2004
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (248 p.)
• Disciplina: 302.23
• Soggetto topico: Child sexual abuse - Great Britain - Public opinion; Child sexual abuse - Press coverage - Great Britain; Mass media - Influence; Child sexual abuse in popular culture
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- The research that informs this book -- A guide to the book's structure -- 2 The Debate About Media Influence -- A review of some key approaches to audience research -- The current impasse: media influence versus active audiences -- My research approach -- 3 Transformation of Private and Public Discourse: The Media 'Discovers' Sexual Abuse -- Constructing a new social problem: a brief modern history -- Placing narratives in historical context: recording personal accounts during the 1980s and 1990s -- From cultural vacuum to multiple media mediation: survivors™ accounts of the media™s role -- The preconditions for media discovery -- Critical refl ections on coverage of ‚ the incest survivor™ -- Revisiting three media studies theories: active consumption, creative identifi cation and agenda- setting -- Conclusion -- 4 Media Templates: Controversial Allegations and Analogies -- The media's discovery of contested cases -- The Cleveland scandal: a brief introduction -- Journalists' retrospective references to Cleveland -- Public recollections of Cleveland -- Challenging templates: an alternative media account of the Cleveland scandal -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- 5 Story Branding and the Role of Empathy -- Orkney in the news - an outline of the scandal -- Remembering Orkney as 'the dawn raids case' -- Why the dawn raids made such an impression -- Reflections on the dawn raids branding -- Sources of alternative perspectives -- Conclusion -- 6 Story Placing: Representing Localities, Landscapes and Communities in the News -- The significance of place in news reporting -- Locating the story in landscape and community: media accounts of Orkney -- People's memories of how the media represented Orkney -- People's impressions and beliefs -- Conclusion -- 7 Social Currency, Stranger- Danger and Images of Abusers. ; Beasts, devils, queers and sissies: images of sex offenders -- The danger that prowls our streets -- Public perceptions of abusers -- A reflection on representations of accused adults in contested cases -- 'Public' and 'private' knowledge: extra- media influences and the signifi cance of social currency -- Conclusion -- 8 Audiences as Activists: The 'Paedophile in the Community Protests -- The rise of the paedophile problem -- 'Moral panics and lynch mobs'? -- Theorising community and media protest -- Conclusion -- 9 The Zero Tolerance Campaign: Responses to a Feminist Initiative -- The Zero Tolerance campaign -- Researching people's responses -- Conclusion -- 10 Conclusion -- The media's role in representing social issues -- How texts 'work' -- How audiences 'work' -- Reflections on key terms and the implications of audience activity for media influence -- Implications for future research -- Epilogue: Implications for Journalists and for Child Protection -- Implications for child protection -- Implications for media professionals -- Reflections on the political economy of the media -- Appendix -- Notes -- References.
• Titolo autorizzato: Framing abuse
• ISBN: 1-78371-563-4; 1-84964-245-1; 1-281-75066-2; 9786611750664; 1-4356-6222-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826290703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II