Online Abuse of Feminists as An Emerging form of Violence Against Women and Girls

Abuse directed at visible and audible women demonstrates that cyberspace, once heralded as a new, democratic, public sphere, suffers similar gender inequalities as the offline world. This paper reports findings from a national UK study about experiences of online abuse among women who debate feminis...

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Autores principales: Lewis, Ruth 1966- (Autor) ; Rowe, Michael 1967- (Autor) ; Wiper, Clare (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2017
En: The British journal of criminology
Año: 2017, Volumen: 57, Número: 6, Páginas: 1462-1481
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Palabras clave:
Online abuse
Violence against women and girls
Feminism
Social media
Gewalt gegen Frauen
Gewalt gegen Mädchen
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Sumario:Abuse directed at visible and audible women demonstrates that cyberspace, once heralded as a new, democratic, public sphere, suffers similar gender inequalities as the offline world. This paper reports findings from a national UK study about experiences of online abuse among women who debate feminist politics. It argues that online abuse is most usefully conceived as a form of abuse or violence against women and girls, rather than as a form of communication. It examines the experiences of those receiving online abuse, thereby making a valuable contribution to existing research which tends to focus on analysis of the communications themselves.
ISSN:1464-3529
DOI:10.1093/bjc/azw073