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What is Victim Blaming

Chapter 5
Cyberfeminism and Gender Violence in Social Media
The notion that the victim is at fault for what happened to them. The occurrence of negative incident attributed to victim’s failure to behave in a well manner.
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Unveiling the Portrayal of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in the Media: Insights From an Honor Culture
Gülçin Akbaş (Atilim University, Turkey) and Suzan Ceylan-Batur (TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Turkey)
Copyright: © 2023 |Pages: 19
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-8893-5.ch005
Abstract
Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is a pervasive global issue. The media plays a significant role in shaping society's perceptions and understanding of IPV. This study focuses on the representation of femicide in Turkish newspapers, with a specific focus on the context of Turkey as an honor culture characterized by a distinct emphasis on female sexual purity and male dominance. Honor cultures often justify violence against women in the name of preserving honor. This research aims to investigate how newspapers depict honor-based IPV through quantitative analysis, content analysis, discourse analysis, and frame analysis of femicide cases. The findings reveal that newspapers frame IPV within an honor culture by victim-blaming and justifying men's violent behavior. Additionally, news coverage often portrays honor-based IPV as isolated incidents, failing to recognize its reflection of the broader honor culture. These portrayals inadvertently perpetuate and legitimize IPV, discouraging women from seeking assistance and support.
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Chapter 4
Framing Femicide: An Analysis of Online Media Reporting on Romanian Immigrant Women Killed in Germany
The attitude according to which the victim of a crime or any wrongful act is entirely or partially responsible for the actions of the offender, i.e., for the harm that befell them. The victims of domestic violence and sex crimes, particularly rapes and sexual assaults, are more often blamed as compared to victims of other crimes, especially if victims and perpetrators knew each other prior to the commission of the crime.
Published in Chapter: Framing Femicide: An Analysis of Online Media Reporting on Romanian Immigrant Women Killed in Germany; From: Handbook of Research on Digital Violence and Discrimination Studies
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Understanding Cyberbullying and Where We Go From Here
Assigning blame and responsibility to the individual on the receiving end of cyberbullying who becomes disengaged as a result.
Published in Chapter: Understanding Cyberbullying and Where We Go From Here; From: Handbook of Research on Cyberbullying and Online Harassment in the Workplace
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Battling Against Demeaning and Abusive Selfie Sharing: Empowerment Through Activism After Image Abuse
The tendency of people to believe that victims are, at least partially, to blame for their trauma.
Published in Chapter: Battling Against Demeaning and Abusive Selfie Sharing: Empowerment Through Activism After Image Abuse; From: Young Adult Sexuality in the Digital Age
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