Citation

Meyers M. J. Commun. 1994; 44(2): 47-63.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, International Communication Association, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1460-2466.1994.tb00676.x

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This textual analysis of the newspaper coverage of the murder of a battered woman by her husband shows how myths and stereotypes combine to blame the victim for her own death. It also demonstrates the interconnection of gender, race, and class in the representation of violence against women.