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Study Guide: Media Influence and Crime

Chapter 2 - Ongoing Debate About Media Influence

  • Stanley Cohen - Folk Devils and Moral Panics: This foundational work, along with related lecture material, is critical for understanding the concept of moral panics.

  • Book Definition for Moral Panic (Located in Box 2.1): Refer to the specific definition provided in the textbook or reserve reading for a precise understanding.

  • Debunking the Assumptions of the Media Effects Tradition: Explores criticisms and challenges to traditional theories that assume direct and powerful media effects on audiences.

  • Towards a New Synthesis: Discusses approaches that aim to combine different perspectives on media influence to create a more nuanced understanding.

  • What do we Mean by Media and Crime?: Examines the conceptual questions of how both