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Book Review: Warning Signs Of Genocide: An Anthropological Perspective, Christopher Powell Ph.D.
Book Review: Warning Signs Of Genocide: An Anthropological Perspective, Christopher Powell Ph.D.
Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal
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Language In News Media Regarding The Victim Precipitation And Sexual Assault Of Women, Alyssa Vanryne
Language In News Media Regarding The Victim Precipitation And Sexual Assault Of Women, Alyssa Vanryne
The Review: A Journal of Undergraduate Student Research
The following analysis examines the influences the language used in media have on victim precipitation, and how this concept contributes to the complexity of blame in the rape and sexual assault of women. Victim precipitation is defined as blaming the victim for his or her own victimization, speculating that he or she caused his or her victimization to occur. Three areas of news media are critiqued: print, television broadcasts, and online reports. Several sociological ideologies are considered throughout the analysis as support for the idea that victim precipitation is the dominant ideology in society today. Some of the ideologies in …