Topic 5 - The mass media, stereotyping and deviancy amplification

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stereotypes
over-simplified judgments we make about people based on limited knowledge
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deviancy amplification
the process of media hype whereby actual deviant events are exaggerated and distorted by the media, encouraging other people to copy them
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the process of media hype whereby actual deviant events are exaggerated and distorted by the media, encouraging other people to copy them

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deviancy amplification

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