AQA GCSE Sociology · 8192
Paper 1, Paper 2
Revise: Public Debates About CrimeThis selection contributes to agenda setting. Giving extensive attention to knife crime, for example, can make it a prominent subject of public discussion and political pressure. However, disproportionate coverage of violent crime can encourage audiences to think it happens more frequently than it does.
- Revise: Crime and deviance key terms
The media’s influence over which issues receive public attention, helping to shape the direction of public opinion and debate.