The U.S. Media’s Effect on Public’s Crime Expectations: A Cycle of Cultivation and Agenda-Setting Theory
This article discusses the effect of media on the American people’s rising fear of crime despite a gradual fall in crime statistics in the U.S. The article employs Gerbners cultivation theory, the agenda-setting theory and the social construction of reality to present the accumulative agen...
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doaj-426692b6021c48d28dc3cd176d68d60b2020-11-24T23:42:44ZengMDPI AGSocieties2075-46982018-07-01835810.3390/soc8030058soc8030058The U.S. Media’s Effect on Public’s Crime Expectations: A Cycle of Cultivation and Agenda-Setting TheoryRayeheh Alitavoli0Ehsan Kaveh1Faculty of World Studies, University of Tehran, Tehran 1439814411, IranFaculty of Management, University of Tehran, Tehran 1411713114, IranThis article discusses the effect of media on the American people’s rising fear of crime despite a gradual fall in crime statistics in the U.S. The article employs Gerbners cultivation theory, the agenda-setting theory and the social construction of reality to present the accumulative agenda effect model that explains how the U.S. public’s perception of crime can surpass actual crime statistics through constant media exposure of crime news.http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/8/3/58cultivation theoryagenda-setting theorysocial construction of realitymediacrimenews |
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The U.S. Media’s Effect on Public’s Crime Expectations: A Cycle of Cultivation and Agenda-Setting Theory |
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The U.S. Media’s Effect on Public’s Crime Expectations: A Cycle of Cultivation and Agenda-Setting Theory |
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This article discusses the effect of media on the American people’s rising fear of crime despite a gradual fall in crime statistics in the U.S. The article employs Gerbners cultivation theory, the agenda-setting theory and the social construction of reality to present the accumulative agenda effect model that explains how the U.S. public’s perception of crime can surpass actual crime statistics through constant media exposure of crime news. |
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