In which of the following analyses is content analysis least likely to be used?
a. coverage of proposed crime legislation in your state House of Representatives
b. the number of references to crime in rap music
c. the number of murder convictions in Michigan during 2009
d. the frequency of get tough on crime as a theme for political speeches
Question 2
In an effort to ensure that textbooks for introductory level criminology and criminal justice courses are gender and race neutral an analysis of the language was undertaken. Which of the following would be appropriate?
a. measuring the only the manifest content
b. measuring the latent content
c. measuring the number of words used
d. measuring the number of different subjects the author uses