Road Warriors' on 'Hair-Tragger Highways
Cultural Resources and the Media's Construction of the 1987 Freeway Shootings Problem
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2274306 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joel Best (0000-0002-8943-5427, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 327-345 |
| Publication date | 1991-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Inquiry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0245 • E-ISSN: 1475-682X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1475-682x.1991.tb00165.x |
| OpenAlex | W2047691883 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 26 |
| References cited | 20 |
Media constructions of social problems usually rework the claims of activists and other primary claimsmakers. However, the news media acted as primary claims-makers in discovering and reporting the 1987 Los Angeles freeway violence problem. The press drew upon cultural resources in constructing this problem, applying a conventional template for social problems stories and using familiar imagery to depict freeway shootings. The social organization of claimsmaking, as well as contingencies in the histories of individual campaigns, affect the choice of cultural resources used to construct social problems
Criminology · Economic geography · Geography · Media studies · Sociology · American Political and Social Dynamics · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control · Rhetoric and Communication Studies
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Framing distance
Re-theorizing news’ construction of reality
CJ's revenge
Creating the demand for better crime policy
Framing and Temporality in Political Cartoons
Thought bite
Dudes, Let’s Talk About Us
Speaking of art
Political and cultural contrasts in reporting about disasters
The global reproductive health market
Silent Epidemic, Environmental Injustice, or Exaggerated Concern
Institutional and/versus commercial media coverage
What is a Social Problem? A History of its Definition
Theorizing the Form of Media Coverage Over Time
Media Constructions of Crime
Can I Make a Difference? Efficacy, Employment, and Disability
Random Activities Theory
It's Not as Simple as It Seems
On the Construction of Male Differences
Moral Panic Over Youth Violence
Contesting the Victim Card
The Presentation of Political Self
Media Constructions of Risk and Safety
The Rhetoric of Violence in Rap and Country Music
Knock, Knock-Who's Scared
Frustration and aggression.
Hooligan
Reflections
Constructing Social Problems
The Whole World Is Watching
Culture in Action
Media Discourse and the Social Construction of Risk
Crime Waves as Ideology
Social Problems as Collective Behavior
Social Problems Theory
The Mass Media and the Social Construction of the Missing Children Problem
Media Discourse and Public Opinion on Nuclear Power
The Rise and Fall of Social Problems
Speaking of the president
How culture works
| Unique citing works | 26 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,79 |
| Citation span | 1993 - 2024 (32) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 26 |