Media Studies A-Level
Fear of crime and trust
What Fear of crime and trust means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Fear of crime and trust
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Survey questions about how safe and trustworthy the viewer considers the world, combined in the index and compared between light and heavy viewers.
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- Blurring of social group differences
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- Heavy versus light viewing
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