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Goffman, frames and framing research
Fred Wester
Somewhere in the last 15 years the English word 'framing' came to be used in the Dutch language, mostly in the context of politics or media, to define a communication strategy. It refers to the use of specific phrases, words, or images that focus on specific characteristics and connect positive or negative connotations to a subject in discussion. The frames we may find in management reports and media are related but different from the general term 'frame' that Goffman used in his book Frame Analysis (1974). In this article, Goffman's perspective is presented using his study Gender Advertisements as an example and the differences are discussed with the media framing perspective.

In contrast to comparative economic studies concentrating on gross national & per capita income, a new approach is presented stressing per capita consumption. Personal expenditures are classified as primary (food, clothing, & shelter), secondary (education, transportation), & luxury. Data from Brazil, El Salvador, the Ivory Coast, Italy, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Portugal, Sierra Leone, South Korea, Tanzania, & the US are used to derive an index of consumption inequality, the validity of which is established by a cross-sectional design. 3 Tables, 3 Figures, 2 Appendixes, 22 References. M. Meeks

Political Science - Hoe ziet de verzorgingsstaat er in de toekomst uit? Waarmee verdient Nederland in de toekomst zijn brood? Op welke manier kan de verantwoordelijkheid van burgers, bedrijven en instellingen voor fysieke veiligheid sterker worden geactiveerd? Welke toekomst heeft de politieke Islam in Nederland en in Europa? Hoe kunnen publieke belangen in de maatschappij van morgen worden gewaarborgd? Hoe staat Nederland in de nieuwe Europese Unie? Dit zijn voorbeelden van vraagstukken van nationale en internationale aard waar de Wetenschappelijke Raad voor het Regeringsbeleid, kortweg de WRR, zich mee bezig houdt.

Visualizing social networks using qualitative data
Visualizing social networks using qualitative data
Studying co-offending and group crime has contributed to our understanding of crime. Co-offending and group crime are studied through the analyses of social ties between offenders. Qualitative information on social ties is needed to get more insight in the ways offenders organize crime together. This contribution shows how sociograms of a criminal network can be constructed using qualitative information on social ties derived from court rulings and two journalistic books. Strengths and limitations are discussed and it is argued that a sociogram is a valuable instrument in the toolbox of a (qualitative) social science researcher interested in studying social ties.

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