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Does the representation of race hate crimes, in films, namely American History X, actually reflect the reality of the crime issue?”
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Angie Kay SOCI 211- Offending Images: Crime, the media and society "Does the representation of race hate crimes, in films, namely American History X, actually reflect the reality of the crime issue?" Media representations of issues, particularly those which are crime orientated, affect the way in which we think and act in response to such issues. Before beginning to examine the way in which the media work and also the degree to which their representations of knowledge affect society, it is important to understand what the media is exactly and its function in society today. Knowledge mediated by a medium could be in the form of television, film, print, radio and more. Altheide (1985) describes the media as "any , process, technique or technology that produces something visible from something invisible, providing a means to visualise, identify and locate meaning. Although media rely on symbols for communications, they also do something...
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