Crime talk: how citizens construct a social problem
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 preoccupation with the issue depends on how it is constructed or "framed" in the mass media and in everyday conversatio...
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| Summary: | 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 preoccupation with the issue depends on how it is constructed or "framed" in the mass media and in everyday conversation. Drawing on the methodology for analyzing issue frames in political discourse developed by William Gamson (who has contributed a foreword to this book), Sasson identifies the five interpretative frames that comprise the crime debate: Faulty System, Social Breakdown, Blocked Opportunities, Media Violence, and Racist System. Tracking the performances of these frames in twenty small group discussions among black and white urbanites, and in a sample of newspaper columns, he demonstrates that the two "generally conservative" frames, Faulty System and Social Breakdown, are by far the most prominent. He explains their prominence in the group discussions through a careful analysis of the ideational resources (popular wisdom, personal experience, media discourse) used by the participants. Sasson's empirical findings lead him to conclude that the American preoccupation with crime will generate recurrent demands for a more expansive and punitive criminal justice system and new support for conservative politicians and their causes. |
| Physical Description: | XIII, 197 S. graph. Darst. |
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CONTENTS
Preface ix
Foreword by William A. Gamson xi
1 INTRODUCTION 1
The Constructionist Paradigm 2
The Case of Crime 3
Politics and Public Policy 4
Empirical Evidence 6
Frame Analysis 9
What Follows 11
Notes 11
2 PRELIMINARIES 13
The Contesting Frames 13
Media Discourse 17
Popular Discourse 19
Notes 27
3 FAULTY SYSTEM 29
Faulty System in the Op Eds 30
Leniency 31
Inefficiency 34
Faulty System in the Discussions 36
Supportive Arguments 38
Rebuttal Arguments 51
Conclusion 52
Notes 53
I
vi Contents
4 SOCIAL BREAKDOWN 55 j
Social Breakdown in the Op Eds 56
Social Breakdown in the Discussions 59
Supportive Arguments 61
Rebuttal Arguments 82
Conclusion 84
Notes 84
5 BLOCKED OPPORTUNITIES 87
Blocked Opportunities in the Op Eds 88
Blocked Opportunities in the Discussions 91
Supportive Arguments 92
Rebuttal Arguments 97
Conclusion 103
6 MEDIA VIOLENCE AND RACIST SYSTEM 105
Media Violence in the Op Eds 106
Media Violence in the Discussions 107
Racist System in the Op Eds 109
Racist System in the Discussions 112
Conclusion 123
Note 124
7 RESOURCE STRATEGIES AND
FRAME PERFORMANCES:
A CONSTRUCTION 1ST EXPLANATION 125
Gamson's Contribution to Constructionist Theory 129
A Constructionist Explanation for Crime Discourse 129
Conclusions 146
Notes 146
8 CULTURE AND EXPERIENCE 149
Cultural Themes 149
Mass Media 151
Contents vii
Urban and Family Life 153
Class and Race 154
Conclusion 158
Notes 159
9 CONCLUSION 161
Constructionist Theory and Its Limits 162
Politics and Public Policy: The Significance of Crime 165
Against the Tide 169
A Strategy for Progressives 170
Notes 172
APPENDIX A:
SCHEDULE OF PEER GROUP DISCUSSION
QUESTIONS 173
APPENDIX B:
CODING GUIDE 175
APPENDIX C:
CRIME WATCH IN BOSTON 185
REFERENCES 187
INDEX 193 |
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