SOC 202 Lecture Notes - Honor Killing
3 Oct 2012
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After a gruelling 10 week trial, the shafia murder case comes to a close. The extensive media coverage of the shafia trial and convictions raises important questions about how violence against women is framed in the media as well as its influence on the jury"s decision. Just as a photograph is framed by the photographer, so is the media"s framing of a particular issue; the focus of our attention is on what is in the picture only. Out of sight is the back-ground we will never know. Media influences on the shafia jury have raised issues of racial stereotypes and prejudice against islam, using fine tuned labelling to capture the attention of the world. Many media portrayals of muslims are stereotypical and negative. Dehumanize a group first before attacking it - muslims and arabs have long been negatively portrayed in america. What they are witnessing is in fact confusion, hatred and in some cases, ignorance, of terrorists/extremists.
