Donovan No Way of Knowing

Crime, Urban Legends and the Internet
Erscheinungsjahr 2004
ISBN: 978-1-135-93640-2
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 246 Seiten

Reihe: Studies in American Popular History and Culture

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Donovan, Pamela

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie
• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
2. The Market in Snuff Films
3. Stolen Body Parts
4. Shopping Mall and Theme Park Abductions
5. Debunkers and their Orbit
6. Crime Legends and the Role of Belief
7. Crime Legends and the Politics of Fear and Protection
8. A Summary
Appendices
Bibliography