Framing the Victim: Domestic Violence, Media, and Social Problems

By Nancy S. Berns

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0202307417
• ISBN13: 9780202307411
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary