The media coverage for missing San Diego teen Hannah Anderson was wide and far reaching. I wonder, was this a case of MWWS: Missing White Woman Syndrome? This is the phenomenon of disproportionately more media coverage of missing white woman than for missing non-whites and for missing men. Read this blog for further insight. Rommy Rafael: What is Missing White Woman Syndrome? The post needs to be updated to include socio-economic status. I've written about kidnap survivor Michelle Knight previously Stress and Stature: What if.... Although she and her fellow victims were white women, they were also from an underprivileged neighborhood. Would they have been found earlier if they were not?
Wednesday, 28 August 2013
Kidnapped, hope you're a MWW ... oh and rich
The media coverage for missing San Diego teen Hannah Anderson was wide and far reaching. I wonder, was this a case of MWWS: Missing White Woman Syndrome? This is the phenomenon of disproportionately more media coverage of missing white woman than for missing non-whites and for missing men. Read this blog for further insight. Rommy Rafael: What is Missing White Woman Syndrome? The post needs to be updated to include socio-economic status. I've written about kidnap survivor Michelle Knight previously Stress and Stature: What if.... Although she and her fellow victims were white women, they were also from an underprivileged neighborhood. Would they have been found earlier if they were not?
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