Show simple item record

dc.contributor.authorHogan, Lindsay
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-16T15:42:56Z
dc.date.available2021-09-16T15:42:56Z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10464/15159
dc.description.abstractThe present study provides insight into how the Rehtaeh Parsons case was conceptualized by Canadian news sources. Through the use of qualitative content analysis of Canadian newspapers, the present research involved an examination of how the media socially constructed the case with specific focus on how the issues of bullying and harassment were depicted in comparison to broader social inequalities within our society. This research is methodologically qualitative, informed by an intersectional conceptual framework and engages content analysis of media sources as key method. The purpose of this study was to examine how the Rehtaeh Parsons case was constructed by Canadian news sources, with specific focus on aspects of bullying and social inequalities that were discussed by the media in relation to the case, and subsequent reaction and response after the suicide of Rehtaeh Parsons. This analysis provided an in-depth understanding of how the case was conceptualized and the core components of the case that were discussed by news sources across Canada. Through the use of an intersectional framework and content analysis this study examined twenty-three selected Canadian newspapers articles that discussed the core components and issues surrounding the Rehtaeh Parsons case. More specifically, this study sought to address two major research questions: 1. How was the Rehtaeh Parsons case conceptualized by Canadian news outlets? 2. To what extent was the Rehtaeh Parsons case constructed as a case of bullying, harassment and sexual assault in comparison to broader social inequalities within society?en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherBrock Universityen_US
dc.subjectContent analysisen_US
dc.subjectRehtaeh Parsonsen_US
dc.subjectNewspaper articlesen_US
dc.subjectQualitative researchen_US
dc.subjectCanadian youth crimeen_US
dc.titleUncovering the Narratives of the Rehtaeh Parsons Case: A Content Analysis of Canadian Newspapersen_US
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen
dc.degree.nameM.A. Child and Youth Studiesen_US
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Child and Youth Studiesen_US
dc.degree.disciplineFaculty of Social Sciencesen_US
refterms.dateFOA2021-09-16T15:42:57Z


Files in this item

Thumbnail
Name:
Brock_Hogan_Lindsay_2021.pdf
Size:
1.226Mb
Format:
PDF

This item appears in the following Collection(s)

Show simple item record