Representation of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in Swedish News Media: A Discourse Analysis

Despite being rated as some of the world’s most gender equal countries, Sweden and neighboring Nordic nations show high rates of intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW). As the news media contribute to the shaping of public attitudes, this article pursues a two-step discourse analysis of how...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Authors: Karlsson, Nadja (Author) ; Lila, Marisol (Author) ; Gracia, Enrique (Author) ; Wemrell, Maria (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Violence against women
Year: 2021, Volume: 27, Issue: 10, Pages: 1499-1524
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
Journals Online & Print:
Drawer...
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Keywords:
Nordic Paradox
Newspapers
Discourse
intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW)
Sweden
Description
Summary:Despite being rated as some of the world’s most gender equal countries, Sweden and neighboring Nordic nations show high rates of intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW). As the news media contribute to the shaping of public attitudes, this article pursues a two-step discourse analysis of how IPVAW was represented in seven Swedish newspapers during 2018. Although an individualistic discourse on IPVAW was found to be most prevalent, articles where perpetrators were presented as non-Swedish more frequently contained a structural framing of IPVAW. This confirms previously noted tendencies toward individualization and othering of IPVAW in Sweden.
ISSN:1552-8448
DOI:10.1177/1077801220940403