Gender in Crime News: A Case Study Test of the Chivalry Hypothesis
2006; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 9; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1207/s15327825mcs0902_2
ISSN1532-7825
AutoresMaria Elizabeth Grabe, K. D. Trager, Melissa Lear, Jennifer Rauch,
Tópico(s)Media Studies and Communication
ResumoAbstract This content analysis tested the chivalry hypothesis in 6 months of crime reporting in a local U.S. newspaper. The chivalry hypothesis posits that female criminals receive more lenient treatment in the criminal justice system and in news coverage of their crimes than their male counterparts. The study found partial support for the chivalry hypothesis and prompts a more nuanced formulation of the hypothesis-here termed patriarchal chivalry. This study also produced evidence that news coverage is harsher when men and women collaborate in crime than when men and women act independently of each other in criminal pursuit. The authors called it the Bonnie-and-Clyde effect.
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