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9780520215719

Random Violence

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  • ISBN13:

    9780520215719

  • ISBN10:

    0520215710

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1999-02-01
  • Publisher: Univ of California Pr
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Summary

Random Violence explores how we talk about--and why we worry about--new crimes and new forms of victimization.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Preface
Random Violencep. 1
From Incidents to Instances: The Media Discover Wilding and Freeway Violencep. 28
Beyond Instances: Institutionalizing Stalking and Hate Crimesp. 48
Gangs, Conspiracies, and Other Cultural Resourcesp. 72
The New Victimsp. 93
The Victim Industryp. 119
Declaring War on Social Problemsp. 142
Connections among Claims: The Context for New Social Problemsp. 162
New Ways to Study Media Coverage of Social Problemsp. 189
Notesp. 197
Referencesp. 211
Indexp. 237
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