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Citation |
Klein J. Crime Media Culture 2005; 1(1): 90-97. |
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Affiliation |
Lehman College, CUNY, USA (Jklein9797@aol.com) |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2005, SAGE Publishing) |
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Abstract |
An analysis of media coverage of 12 United States school shootings, which took place between 1997 and 2002, shows a previously unnoticed pattern: nearly all the boys who killed in these shootings specifically targeted girls who rejected them, or minimally implied that they acted due to a perceived rejection by a girl. This research highlights the media's blindness to significant social problems that are hidden behind society's boys-will-be-boys' attitude toward harassment of and violence against teenage girls. |