Terry Ann Knopf

Rumors, Race and Riots (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Are race-related rumors rooted in personality traits? Are they a kind of improvised news for a community? Do they come and go at random or form definite, recognizable patterns? What role do the news media play in spreading rumors? These and other questions are treated in this study, of how and why rumors emerge in connection with racial disorders.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 426
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Juli 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351492461
• Artikelnr.: 48866804

Autorenporträt

Terry Ann Knopf

Inhaltsangabe

Preface 1. The Pervasiveness of Rumor 2. Race and Rumor: A Historical
Overview 3. The Formation of Rumor: Theoretical Perspectives 4. Rumors and
Racial Disorders: The Process Model 5. Racial Disorder in the 1960s: The
Process Model Tested 6. The Role of Formal Groups: Implications for Public
Policy