قالب‌بندی قربانی: رسانه‌های خشونت خانگی و مسائل اجتماعی (مسائل و مشکلات اجتماعی)

“Whether you are drawn to this book because of in interest in media, social problems, or domestic violence, reading it will help you better understand the impact media stories have on our perceptions of social problems." That is how Nancy Berns introduces her book. It is a work that unabashedly examines not only domestic violence, but also the larger picture of how politics and processes shape our responses to social problems. Framing the Victim also dis­tinguishes serious research from media, which promote en­tertainment, empowerment, and drama. This book is a must read for anyone concerned about our understanding and response to social problems. Berns shows how victims of domestic violence are molded to accord with the perspectives of the dominant media and how, as a result, they are falsely blamed for a crime committed by another. She critiques with insight the stories that emerge when so­cial problems are formed by guidelines that promote enter­tainment, victim empowerment, drama, inspiration, and a political agenda. Berns also provides suggestions 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. This unique effort in communications studies indicates both the gains and the losses in understanding reality from the prism of television talk shows, women's magazines, and political magazines with a wide variety of agendas—other than scientific— and how this large panoply of media blitzes serve to frame the victim, in the sense of locating them and, more dangerously, typecasting them. Berns fully appreci­ates how this emphasis on victims may have contributed to useful outcomes for intervention and providing resources for victims; but there remain serious barriers to achieving a public awareness of the larger context of violence. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Dedication 6 Contents 8 Preface 10 1 Zooming In (and Out) on Social Problems 12 2 The Landscape of Domestic Violence and the Public's Narrow Picture 28 3 "I Get My Experience from the Media": Using Mediato Understand Social Problems 46 4 Women's Magazines: The Victim Empowerment Frame 66 5 Social Problems as Inspiration, Entertainment, and Emotion: Women's Magazines and Other Entertainment Media 93 6 Men's and Conservative Political Magazines: The Antifeminist Frame 114 7 Liberal Political Magazines: The Social Justice Frame 140 8 Framing the Victim 156 9 In Search of a New Social Problem about Violence 173 References 190 Index 202 Zooming In (and Out) On Social Problems -- The Landscape Of Domestic Violence And The Public's Narrow Picture -- I Get My Experience From The Media : Using Media To Understand Social Problems -- Women's Magazines : The Victim Empowerment Frame -- Social Problems As Inspiration, Entertainment, And Emotion : Women's Magazines And Other Entertainment Media -- Men's And Conservative Political Magazines : The Anti-feminist Frame -- Liberal Political Magazines : The Social Justice Frame -- Framing The Victim -- In Search Of A New Social Problem About Violence. Nancy Berns. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 179-190) And Index. 'Whether you are drawn to this book because of an interest in media, social problems, or domestic violence, reading it will help you better understand the impact media stories have on our perceptions of social problems.'That is how Nancy Berns introduces her book. It is a work that unabashedly examines not only domestic violence, but also the larger picture of how politics and processes shape our responses to social problems. Framing the Victim also distinguishes serious research from media, which promote entertainment, empowerment, and drama. Framing the Victim illustrates how victims of domestic violence are "framed" by the dominant media perspectives focused on them and falsely blamed for a crime committed by someone else. Berns critiques the stories that emerge when social problems are shaped by guidelines that promote entertainment, victim empowerment, inspiration and politics.