"No One Helped": Kitty Genovese, New York City, and the Myth of Urban Apathy Although it is now widely known that there were far fewer actual witnesses to the crime than was reported in 1964, the moral of the story continues to be urban apathy. Gallo reviews New York's shi. F
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| Title | : | "No One Helped": Kitty Genovese, New York City, and the Myth of Urban Apathy |
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| Rating | : | 4.60 (807 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0801456649 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-21 |
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Editorial : "Several books and numerous articles have marked the 50th anniversary of the infamousmurder of Kitty Genovese on the night of March 13, 1964 in the borough of Queens in NewYork City. Marcia M. Gallo offers a valuable addition to this literature in a well-written,intelligent, comprehensive, and provocative new account of the often-told story. I believe itwill be of interest to a broad range of readers, including social psychologists, other socialscientists, and to lay and professional readers interested in any of the many questionsraised by the case for policymaking, journalism, social planning, and more."Robert Levine, PsycCRITIQUES (December 2015)
"Gallo issuccessful in her quest to restore Genovese's 'personhood.'In a chapter evocatively titled 'Hidden in Plain Sight,'Gallo does a wonderful job placing Genovese within the context of her times as a vibrant, successful, homosexual woman. Gallo’s interviews with Genovese’s lover, Mary Ann Zielon
In "No One Helped" Marcia M. Gallo examines one of America's most infamous true-crime stories: the 1964 rape and murder of Catherine "Kitty" Genovese in a middle-class neighborhood of Queens, New York. Front-page reports in the New York Times incorrectly identified thirty-eight indifferent witnesses to the crime, fueling fears of apathy and urban decay. Genovese's life, including her lesbian relationship, also was obscured in media accounts of the crime. Fifty years later, the story of Kitty Genovese continues to circulate in popular culture. Although it is now widely known that there were far fewer actual witnesses to the crime than was reported in 1964, the moral of the story continues to be urban apathy. "No One Helped" traces the Genovese story's development and resilience while challenging the myth it created."No One Helped" places the conscious creation and promotion of the Genovese story within a changing urban environment. Gallo reviews New York's shi
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