Domestic Violence in the Popular Discourse: A Victim -Centered Problem

"Because of the victim-centered portrayal of domestic violence in the popular media, labeling the recipients of abuse ""victims"" has failed to a absolve them from responsibility. This overemphasis on the victim helps abusers escape responsibility and public scrutiny and leads to victim-based solutions. Instead of focusing on preventing abuse before it starts or punishing the abuser after it happens, popular discourse primarily focuses on the victims' needs and problems. Publishing practices and politics contribute to the marginalization of the sociological and feminist perspectives that emphasize the social and cultural context. The dominance of individualism and self-help ideology in the United States foster the psychological perspective of domestic violence. We need alternative media that focus on the roots of violence and the cultural and social factors that foster abuse."

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Sociology

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Berns, Nancy Sharon

Contributors dc:contributor

• Lie, John

• Mass Communications

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI9952966

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/86252