Reconciling childhood and deviance: an historical analysis of media depictions of young 'deviants'

The shared meaning and value placed on children impacts how institutions respond to juvenile "deviants." This study explored ways in which news media constructed images of young "deviants" and corresponding conceptions of "childhood" across two key historical time perio...

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Autor principal: Ireland, Amanda Lynn (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: NC DOCKS at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2009
En:Año: 2009
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