Double Standards in Sentence Structure
Passive Voice in Narratives Describing Domestic Violence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2350255 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alexandra K Frazer (Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Alexandra Frazer (0000-0002-0376-3471, Lehigh University), Michelle D Miller (0000-0002-0895-0858, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff), Michelle Miller (0000-0002-7260-5661, Northern Arizona University) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 62-71 |
| Publication date | 2009-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Language and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0261-927X • E-ISSN: 1552-6526 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0261927x08325883 |
| OpenAlex | W2135964979 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 21 |
Previous research has shown that passive voice predominates in mass media reports describing male violence against women. However, there has been little systematic study of narratives describing female violence against men. The authors analyzed the impact of perpetrator gender on verb voice, first in a content analysis of published news stories and second in a new procedure for eliciting written narratives with male or female perpetrators. Results reveal an increased frequency of passive voice when perpetrators are male. These findings suggest that writers specifically prefer the passive voice to describe male-on-female violence rather than for violent or negative acts in general
Linguistics · Narrative · Passive voice · Sentence · Verb · Child Abuse and Trauma · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Psychology · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 16 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2026 (17) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |