Date of Award
5-2018
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Interdisciplinary Studies
Department
Multi-Disciplinary Program
First Advisor
Dr. Sudeshna Roy
Second Advisor
Dr. Joyce Johnston
Third Advisor
Dr. Cindy Davis
Fourth Advisor
Dr. Wilma Cordova
Abstract
This paper critically examines the ways in which US government organizations that provide help for domestic violence victims and traditional news media, specifically The New York Times, communicate the various factors of domestic violence and its victims. The author provides a focused literature review of gender, sexism, race, power, and voice, related to the idea of domestic violence in the US society and culture today. The literature review also demonstrates the need to investigate this issue as represented through mediated forums in the backdrop of the 2016 Trump Presidential campaign. The analysis reveals that communication about domestic violence encompasses the larger cultural undertones propagated during the 2016 Presidential election - those of sexism, racism, and exclusionary practices against certain ethnicities and religions.
Repository Citation
Oswald, Jessica Lammon, "Domestic Violence and Women: A Critical Analysis of US Help & Support Websites and Traditional News Media Representation" (2018). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 180.
https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/etds/180
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