@article{ref1,
title="Social Change Movements and the Struggle Over Meaning-Making: A Case Study of Domestic Violence Narratives",
journal="American journal of community psychology",
year="2008",
author="Lehrner, Amy and Allen, Nicole E.",
volume="42",
number="3-4",
pages="220-234",
abstract="Social movement theorists have emphasized the important role of meaning-making for social change movements (e.g., D. A. Snow and R. D. Benford, 1992, In: A. D. Morris&C. M. Mueller (Eds.) Frontiers in social movement theory. Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, pp 133-155; C. M. Mueller, 1992, In: A. D. Morris&C. M. Mueller (Eds.) Frontiers in social movement theory. Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, pp 3-26). Using the domestic violence movement as a case study, this study undertakes a close analysis of advocates' narratives about the phenomenon of domestic violence. This analysis sheds light on the current status of the movement as a social change movement attempting to promote alternative understandings of domestic violence as a social, rather than individual, problem. Study findings provide some evidence that the domestic violence movement has become increasingly de-politicized by documenting a range of narratives that convey an apolitical, degendered, individual-level analysis of domestic violence.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0091-0562",
doi="10.1007/s10464-008-9199-3",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10464-008-9199-3"
}