Initial Proposal

When preparing an initial proposal, please answer the following questions:

1. Which topic area is this proposal for?

Crime and the media

2. What is the suggested focus?

Gang Culture and youth crime. I'd like to find out how they are represented and portrayed in the media, with a particular emphasis on how different audience groups view youth as a group, as a result of the media coverage.

3. Do you have an idea for a question/problematic?

not yet, :-)

4. Why would you choose this?

I'm studying crime and deviance in sociology at the moment, and i'm finding the topic really interesting. I think the knowledge i have from this will help me get a more rounded picture and will give me a head start. I also think this topic will lend itself well to doing a range of primary research methods, such as interviews, questionnaires, as well as allowing me to investigate a wide range of audiences. This will be usefull particularly as it can be difficult to find willing participants for interviews and questionnaires.

5. Do you have any concerns or are there any limitations to this proposal?

I'm not sure at the moment how to fins a specific title for my research, but i think that as i look more into it and perhaps talk to different people, i will find a particular area to research/

6. Can you rate it on a sliding scale 1- 5 (5 being great proposal, 0 being lousy proposal)

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