Pamela Donovan
Biographic Data
| ID | 3699600 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Pamela Donovan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Pamela |
| FAMILY NAME | Donovan |
| SIGNATURE | DONOVAN P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bloomsburg University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9658-9929 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Rumors and Urban Legends
Embodying Uncertainty
There is a stark contrast between heightened perceptions of risk associated with drug-facilitated sexual assault (DFSA) and a lack of evidence that this is a widespread threat. Through surveys and interviews with university students in the United Kingdom and United States, we explore knowledge and beliefs about drink-spiking and the linked threat of sexual assault. University students in both locations are not only widely sensitized to the issue,…
Organ Theft Legends, by Véronique Campion‐Vincent and Rumor Mills
How Idle is Idle Talk? One Hundred Years of Rumor Research
This paper examines the stability of the concept of rumor in the past century. It is suggested that not only do models of explanation change, but rumors themselves also change - not just in content, but perhaps in the way they are believed or disbelieved. Social scientific interest in rumors begins with the birth of modern psychology in the 19 th century, shifts to social psychology and sociology in mid-20th century, prompted by governmental conc…
Vaines paroles
No Way of Knowing
Examining "old media" treatment of crime legends: news reports, fictional film and television depictions, and "new media" interactive discussions: versions and discussions circulating in Internet newsgroups and via electronic mail lists, this text examines a social context vastly changed from the height of rumour research in the mid-20th century
Crime legends in a new medium
This article explores the persistence of the ‘crime legend’ genre. A case study approach was used, and three crime legends with a considerable history of public debunking were chosen: the market in snuff films; the theft of vital organs for black-market transplant; and the abduction of children from theme park restrooms. Current versions circulating in Internet newsgroups were collected, discussions in Internet newsgroups were examined, and parti…
How Idle is Idle Talk? One Hundred Years of Rumor Research
This paper examines the stability of the concept of rumor in the past century. It is suggested that not only do models of explanation change, but rumors themselves also change - not just in content, but perhaps in the way they are believed or disbelieved. Social scientific interest in rumors begins with the birth of modern psychology in the 19 th century, shifts to social psychology and sociology in mid-20th century, prompted by governmental conc…
Embodying Uncertainty
There is a stark contrast between heightened perceptions of risk associated with drug-facilitated sexual assault (DFSA) and a lack of evidence that this is a widespread threat. Through surveys and interviews with university students in the United Kingdom and United States, we explore knowledge and beliefs about drink-spiking and the linked threat of sexual assault. University students in both locations are not only widely sensitized to the issue,…
Crime legends in a new medium
This article explores the persistence of the ‘crime legend’ genre. A case study approach was used, and three crime legends with a considerable history of public debunking were chosen: the market in snuff films; the theft of vital organs for black-market transplant; and the abduction of children from theme park restrooms. Current versions circulating in Internet newsgroups were collected, discussions in Internet newsgroups were examined, and parti…
Crime legends in a new medium
This article explores the persistence of the ‘crime legend’ genre. A case study approach was used, and three crime legends with a considerable history of public debunking were chosen: the market in snuff films; the theft of vital organs for black-market transplant; and the abduction of children from theme park restrooms. Current versions circulating in Internet newsgroups were collected, discussions in Internet newsgroups were examined, and parti…
No Way of Knowing
Examining "old media" treatment of crime legends: news reports, fictional film and television depictions, and "new media" interactive discussions: versions and discussions circulating in Internet newsgroups and via electronic mail lists, this text examines a social context vastly changed from the height of rumour research in the mid-20th century
Vaines paroles
Organ Theft Legends, by Véronique Campion‐Vincent and Rumor Mills
How Idle is Idle Talk? One Hundred Years of Rumor Research
This paper examines the stability of the concept of rumor in the past century. It is suggested that not only do models of explanation change, but rumors themselves also change - not just in content, but perhaps in the way they are believed or disbelieved. Social scientific interest in rumors begins with the birth of modern psychology in the 19 th century, shifts to social psychology and sociology in mid-20th century, prompted by governmental conc…
Embodying Uncertainty
There is a stark contrast between heightened perceptions of risk associated with drug-facilitated sexual assault (DFSA) and a lack of evidence that this is a widespread threat. Through surveys and interviews with university students in the United Kingdom and United States, we explore knowledge and beliefs about drink-spiking and the linked threat of sexual assault. University students in both locations are not only widely sensitized to the issue,…
Rumors and Urban Legends
Sociology (5 works) · History (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Art history (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control (3 works) · Legend (3 works) · Media studies (3 works)