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영작 공부

영작공부 15일차 - 논문 단어 및 문장 part 1

Pauline K. BRENNAN**, Abby L. VANDENBERG* (2009). Depictions of Female Offenders in Front-Page Newspaper Stories: The Importance of Race/Ethnicity. International Journal of Social Inquiry, 2(2), 141–175.

 

take on : to decide to do something; to agree to be responsible for something/somebody

contention : countable] contention (that…) a belief or an opinion that you express, especially in an argument

transgress : to go beyond the limit of what is morally or legally acceptable

chastise : chastise somebody (for something/for doing something) (formal) to criticize somebody for doing something wrong

admonish : admonish somebody (for something/for doing something) | + speech to tell somebody strongly and clearly that you do not approve of something that they have done

deviance : a difference from what most people consider to be normal or acceptable

dubious : synonym = doubtful, dubious (about something)/(about doing something) (of a person) not certain about something and suspecting that something may be wrong; not knowing whether something is good or bad

garner : garner something to obtain or collect something such as information, support, etc.

in tandem : if somebody/something works or happens in tandem with somebody/something else, they work together or happen at the same time

stratification : the division of something into different layers or group ex ) social stratification 층화

precipitate : precipitate something to make something, especially something bad, happen suddenly or sooner than it should

  • (특히 나쁜 일을) 촉발시키다 (=bring on, spark off)His resignation precipitated a leadership crisis.그의 사임이 지도력 위기를 촉발시켰다.
  • 2.(갑자기 어떤 상태로) 치닫게 하다[몰아넣다]The assassination of the president precipitated the country into war.대통령 암살은 그 나라를 전쟁으로 몰고 갔다

accountable : responsible for your decisions or actions and expected to explain them when you are asked

  • The state spends taxpayers’ money and should be held accountable.

- This study, therefore, filled a void. 

- We found that stories about white female offenders were more likely to contain excuses for thier alleged or actual offenses and were, therefore, more likely to take on an overall favorable tone than stories about minority female offenders. 

- As noted by Reid and Comas-Diaz (1990), if one examines an offender's sex but fails to simultaneously consider her race/ethnicity, then one will provide "an incomplete and, possibly, distorted view of the behaviors" under investigation.