Reification of the Teenage Victim: How Canadian News Frames Cyberbullying as a Social Problem
| atmire.migration.oldid | 3109 | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Schneider, Barbara | |
| dc.contributor.author | Felt, J. Mylynn | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-04-29T19:48:32Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-06-22T07:00:45Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-04-29 | |
| dc.date.submitted | 2015 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | This study utilizes framing theory to conduct a mixed method content analysis of Canadian print news coverage of four high-profile teen suicides linked with cyberbullying. Results demonstrate that print news discourse frames cyberbullying as a social problem. News coverage of these deaths emphasizes more female victims than males, demonstrating a predisposition to focus on more ideal victims in the construction of social problems. Each case involves a process of reducing complicated circumstances leading to the teen’s death down to overly simplified caricatures portrayed as victims for the cause of cyberbullying. The social problem frame emphasizes the need for public attention and awareness of cyberbullying as well as new legislation to address an emerging issue. It is unclear whether legal changes in response to such extreme cases will impact the more common instances of what the literature describes as cyberbullying. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Felt, J. M. (2015). Reification of the Teenage Victim: How Canadian News Frames Cyberbullying as a Social Problem (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27593 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/27593 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11023/2177 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Graduate Studies | |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Calgary | en |
| dc.publisher.place | Calgary | en |
| dc.rights | University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission. | |
| dc.subject | Journalism | |
| dc.subject.classification | Cyberbullying | en_US |
| dc.subject.classification | Framing | en_US |
| dc.subject.classification | Content Analysis | en_US |
| dc.title | Reification of the Teenage Victim: How Canadian News Frames Cyberbullying as a Social Problem | |
| dc.type | master thesis | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Communication and Culture | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Calgary | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Arts (MA) | |
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