Los medios de comunicación como fuente de información en la construcción de representaciones sociales de la delincuencia

Abstract

This article aims to discuss the methodology applied to explore the role of different sources of information in the construction of social representations on delinquency. Results show three types of sources of information: intrapersonal, interpersonal and massive. It was possible to find out that three elements determine the importance of each source: credibility, frequency and accessibility.