The Rise and Fall of Social Problems: A Public Arenas Model

Hilgartner, Stephen; Bosk, Charles L.

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“…In other words, it is 'the activities of groups making assertions of grievances and claims with respect to some putative conditions' that define social problems (p. 415). The rise and fall of social problems has been described by Hilgartner & Bosk (1988) within their public arenas model. Public arenas have limited carrying capacities; different claims and claimsmakers are in competition with one another in order to gain access to them and to keep issues on the public agenda.…”

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“…Many actors are now interested in keeping this social problem on the agenda, either to make claims about putative conditions, to advocate a label or certification scheme, or to talk about their own 'good practices'. Therefore, a 'community of operatives' (Hilgartner & Bosk, 1988) has emerged. In this transformed context, the campaign finds itself in the position of not only criticizing but also judging the different instruments which are used by corporations.…”

Section: Making Clothing Consumption and Production A Public Issuementioning

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“…Upholding public pressure over several years is a major challenge for campaigners, given public arenas' limited carrying capacities, the competition between different claimsmakers and claims that try to mobilize public opinion (Hilgartner & Bosk, 1988), and the danger of attention fatigue due to the raising of the same claims over and over again. These difficulties are addressed by different strategies.…”

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Making Political Consumers: The Tactical Action Repertoire of a Campaign for Clean Clothes

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2010

Social Movement Studies

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Several recent studies have shown an increase in political consumerism (boycott and buycott) and a tendency towards a new 'politics in the supermarket'. These developments are usually seen as a transformation of forms of political action towards more individualized participation forms. Little attention has focused on the role of social movement activity in this transformation. In this contribution, which is based on a case study of political consumerism in the clothing sector in Switzerland, I fill this gap by analysing the ways in which political agency and mobilization shape political consumerism. I suggest taking into account the role of campaigningthat is, intentional and coordinated collective action and framing activities -as an incentive, if not a determinant, of individual political consumption. I show how different contentious performances mobilize citizens and consumers and make the consumption and production of clothing a public and political issue. I analyse the mobilizing strategies of a campaign regarding action repertoires and framing activities and ask how they contribute to provide political content to consumer products, creating a venue for political participation in the marketplace.

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2010

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“…The strikingly steep decline in network size for just a few weeks around the first presidential debate is real, but it is momentary. The short-lived nature of priming effects reflects the limited attention space in people's minds as well as the public arena (Hilgartner and Bosk 1988). What can we learn from that fact?…”

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Important Matters in Political Context

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Bearman²

2017

SocScience

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Abstract:The 2004 General Social Survey (GSS) reported significant increases in social isolation and significant decreases in ego network size relative to previous periods. These results have been repeatedly challenged. Critics have argued that malfeasant interviewers, coding errors, or training effects lie behind these results. While each critique has some merit, none precisely identify the cause of decreased ego network size. In this article, we show that it matters that the 2004 GSS-unlike other GSS surveys-was fielded during a highly polarized election period. We find that the difference in network size between nonpartisan and partisan voters in the 2004 GSS is larger than in all other GSS surveys. We further discover that core discussion network size decreases precipitously in the period immediately around the first (2004) presidential debate, suggesting that the debate frames "important matters" as political matters. This political priming effect is stronger where geographic polarization is weaker and among those who are politically interested and talk about politics more often. Combined, these findings identify the specific mechanism for the reported decline in network size, indicate that inferences about increased social isolation in America arising from the 2004 GSS are unwarranted, and suggest the emergence of increased political isolation.

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“…From a constructionist approach, certain socio-cultural factors may explain the establishment of ups and downs in the media coverage of environmental issues because of their use of narratives (McComas and Shanahan, 1999). Moreover, Hilgartner and Bosk (1988) wanted to move beyond this type of "natural history model" (p. 54), which considers idealized descriptions that result from the absence of complex temporal patterns and interactions among problems.…”

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How chemical pollution becomes a social problem. Risk communication and assessment through regional newspapers during the management of PCB pollutions of the Rhône River (France)

Comby

Lay

Piégay

2014

Science of The Total Environment

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The case study of the polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) pollutions of the Rhône River (France) offers the possibility of studying criteria for the construction of social problems that result from chemical pollution (2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010). We investigated the dynamics of competition that create and define pollution as a social problem and entail its decline. News outlets are crucial for determining how an environmental issue emerges locally or nationally; this study used stakeholders. In terms of management, we described the temporal dynamics of the social problem based on the case study and considered an explanation of the selections. We considered the organization of particular stakeholders who define the social problem from its beginning to end by focusing on their discourses, relationships, decision-making and political choices, and scientific studies. Despite some biases, newspapers are useful for retrospectively evaluating the emergence of a social problem in the public arena by describing it through 2 discourse and then understanding the temporal patterns of information. Despite uncertainties and information flow, decisions are made and science is translated to the public.

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The Rise and Fall of Social Problems: A Public Arenas Model

Cited by 1,601 publications

References 33 publications

Making Political Consumers: The Tactical Action Repertoire of a Campaign for Clean Clothes

Making Political Consumers: The Tactical Action Repertoire of a Campaign for Clean Clothes

Important Matters in Political Context

How chemical pollution becomes a social problem. Risk communication and assessment through regional newspapers during the management of PCB pollutions of the Rhône River (France)

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