The Social Construction of Abducted Children as a Social Problem |
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| Authors: | Cynthia Gentry |
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| Affiliation: | A doctoral candidate in the department of sociology at Tulane University. Her current research interests are in the areas of deviant behavior, criminology, social problems, and mass communications. Her dissertation is a macrosociological analysis derived from several theories of violence against women and emphasizes the relationship between pornography and rape. |
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| Abstract: | Using the theoretical framework developed by Spector and Kitsuse (1973; 1977), this paper describes the development of the issue of abducted children as a social problem. Analysis of this particular case suggests theoretical refinements for the social constructionist perspective. It is argued that the concept of a "valence issue" could be used to differentiate between the natural histories of substantively different kinds of social problems. |
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