Of the articles I've regarding the representation of social issues in the news media, I chose to focus on three in particular. These articles discuss the consequences of ending DACA as well as undocumented immigrants' response to the Trump Administration's response to policy addressing illegal immigration. In these articles, the perspectives of two DACA recipients are represented as well as those of undocumented parents who fear what will happen to their kids if they are detained under the current administration. The article "‘Your child is safe’: Schools address deportation fears among immigrant families" describes seminars that have been held to help these parents create a plan if they have to leave their children in the case that they are detained. These articles represent the perspectives of the individuals who would be directly impacted by the policy's revocation and point to the broader institutional reason for individuals' responses. Catherine E. Lhamon, an assistant education secretary under Obama, stated that not much can be done other than to plan. The prospect of DACA ending and the fear it has spread has caused DACA recipients to make plans to leave the country. It concerns me that all of this fear has lead to a loss of hope not only for recipients of DACA, but for parents and relatives of these recipients who are undocumented. Many have already left the states because they've voiced that they can no longer live under taxing circumstances.
These articles are very much informed by social science (the study of society and social relationships) because they address the ways in which the possible revocation of a federal policy (implemented by an institution in society) is impacting a subgroup of society. Some of the viewpoints that are not represented in this article are those that support the rescission of DACA. When reading or watching media, I encourage you to identify whose voices are being represented and whose are not, if the media contain commentary from social scientists, and in what ways the issue is being portrayed. Answering these questions can help you understand how information is disseminated to the public and in what ways sociologists are and are not reaching the public to engage in public sociology. A post on the importance of public sociology as well as its challenges can be found here.
These articles are very much informed by social science (the study of society and social relationships) because they address the ways in which the possible revocation of a federal policy (implemented by an institution in society) is impacting a subgroup of society. Some of the viewpoints that are not represented in this article are those that support the rescission of DACA. When reading or watching media, I encourage you to identify whose voices are being represented and whose are not, if the media contain commentary from social scientists, and in what ways the issue is being portrayed. Answering these questions can help you understand how information is disseminated to the public and in what ways sociologists are and are not reaching the public to engage in public sociology. A post on the importance of public sociology as well as its challenges can be found here.
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