Papers by Danielle Soulliere
Journal of Religion and Popular Culture, 2010
... Much Ado about Harry: Harry Potter and the Creation of a Moral Panic Danielle M. Soulliere Un... more ... Much Ado about Harry: Harry Potter and the Creation of a Moral Panic Danielle M. Soulliere University of Windsor Abstract ... Neal (2003) has further countered the bad role model argument, citing Tony Campolo's views onHarry Potter, which suggest that, in ...
The Qualitative Report, Sep 1, 2005
... (p. 46) The use of typifications by police officers has been well-documented in both wife ass... more ... (p. 46) The use of typifications by police officers has been well-documented in both wife assault (Stalans & Finn, 1995; Waaland & Keeley, 1985) and sexual assault (Chandler & Torney, 1981; Clark & Lewis, 1977; Frohmann, 1991; Waegel, 1981) cases. ...
Canadian Journal of Sociology, Dec 23, 2010
Anthony Synnott, Re-Thinking Men: Heroes, Villains and Victims. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2009, 306 pp.... more Anthony Synnott, Re-Thinking Men: Heroes, Villains and Victims. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2009, 306 pp. $US 124.95 hardcover (978-0-7546-7709-3) In Re-Thinking Men, Anthony Synnott sets out to counter the increasing negativity directed toward men in feminist and masculinist scholarship by highlighting the accomplishments of men, and pointing out that they are both villains and heroes, victims as well as victimizers. Synnott argues that misandry, the new form of sexism, has become entrenched in North America and the United Kingdom, heavily supported by the media and within popular culture. Re-Thinking Men aims to broaden the traditional conceptualization of gender and gender relations through a lens of binary opposites through a more comparative perspective which reconsiders how men and women are more alike than different. Synnott addresses what he rightly perceives as a glaring gap in both feminist and masculinist research and scholarship, offering a humanist perspective on gender and gender relations. He concludes that this more balanced perspective is good for both women and men, moving us closer toward achieving true gender equality and justice.
Entertainment television has long been fascinated with violence and murder. This paper examines p... more Entertainment television has long been fascinated with violence and murder. This paper examines presentations and explanations of murder in three popular prime-time television justice programs - NYPD Blue, Law and Order, and The Practice - and compares these mediated presentations with images presented by official statistics and established research findings. The potential implications of these television presentations on viewer knowledge
Journal of Religion and Popular Culture, Mar 22, 2010
... Much Ado about Harry: Harry Potter and the Creation of a Moral Panic Danielle M. Soulliere Un... more ... Much Ado about Harry: Harry Potter and the Creation of a Moral Panic Danielle M. Soulliere University of Windsor Abstract ... Neal (2003) has further countered the bad role model argument, citing Tony Campolo's views onHarry Potter, which suggest that, in ...
Image and dialogue content of three purposively selected entertainment-based television justice p... more Image and dialogue content of three purposively selected entertainment-based television justice programs (Law and Order, The Practice , and NYPD Blue) and one reality-based ( COPS) justice program were descriptively analyzed using quantitative and qualitative content analyses in order to determine the way in which crime and criminal justice are portrayed by contemporary prime-time television. Previous content analyses of prime-time
The Sociological Quarterly, 2001
Conceptual modeling is proposed as a set of analytic procedures that further the grounded theory ... more Conceptual modeling is proposed as a set of analytic procedures that further the grounded theory approach to theory discovery and development. The compatihility between groundcd theory and conceptual modeling is discusscd, and data from a short ethnographic study of a hair salon are used to illustrate the roles of conceptual modeling in the early stages of theory discovery.The major focus of conceptual modeling i s on three simultaneous, explicit, continuing respecification dialogues: the nature and dimensioiialization of concepts, the relative importance of concepts, and the nature of relationships among concepts. Wc argue that this focus facilitates the discovery and development of conceptually dense theories. ~~ ~~~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ Dirccl all correspondence to David Maines,
Sex Roles, 2006
This study was designed to examine messages about manhood revealed by televised professional wres... more This study was designed to examine messages about manhood revealed by televised professional wrestling through content analyses of 118 World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) programs and pay-per-view events. Specifically, messages concerning masculinity and the way in which proof and assertion of manhood are accomplished were investigated and compared to the culturally ideal version of masculinity. Findings revealed that the messages imparted by the WWE about manhood support the dominant hegemonic form of masculinity, which emphasizes aggression and violence, emotional restraint, and success and achievement. Popular culture messages about manhood that emphasize hegemonic masculinity have implications for alternative expressions of masculinity and potential gender role socialization, which are discussed.
Journal of Crime and Justice, 2003
... shows was further reinforced through critical acclimation, with each of these programs being ... more ... shows was further reinforced through critical acclimation, with each of these programs being recipients of multiple awards, including Emmy awards for ... that entailed analysis not only of crime, offenders, and victims but also various aspects of the criminal justice system including ...
International Journal of Men's Health, 2004
American Journal of Criminal Justice, 2004
This paper provides an investigation of presentations of police and policing activities in two pu... more This paper provides an investigation of presentations of police and policing activities in two purposively selected contemporary prime-time entertainment justice shows and one reality-based justice show. With the exception of being portrayed as overly successful, television police were portrayed closely to real-life police in terms of their gender, racial composition, organization, tasks, role, and response to crime. As such, prime-time television may aid viewers in better understanding the role of police in American society by providing a basic orientation to police and police work through its mediated presentations. Further research is needed involving a more encompassing sample of prime-time justice shows for more generalizable conclusions to be asserted. t Direct all correspondence to Danielle M. Soulliere,
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