Framing the victim : domestic violence, media and social problems

Berns, Nancy

Framing the victim : domestic violence, media and social problems Berns, Nancy - Hawthorne, N.Y Aldine de Gruyter 2004 - 194 p. - Social problems and social issues .

This book not only examines domestic violence but also the larger picture of how politics and processes shape our responses to social problems. Author critiques the stories that emerge when social problems are formed by guidelines that promote entertainment, victim empowerment, drama, inspiration and a political agenda. Bern also provides suggections for constructing a social problem that focuses less on the victim, and more on the abuser as well as the cultural and social context within which violence is learned and tolerated.

0202307417


DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
MEDIA
SOCIAL PROBLEMS


UNITED STATES

361.1 FRA