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A preliminary examination of the literature documenting the image, role and social conditions of ... more A preliminary examination of the literature documenting the image, role and social conditions of portraying victimized women in mass media confronted us with another typical problem pervading mass communication research and social studies in general; a research field in a continuous state of flux, and the absence of accurate research methods to analyse the interdependence of its components. The image of victimized women in mass media cannot be studied in isolation from the broad socioeconomic , political and cultural context at a specific point in time. How victimized women are represented in mass media ultimately results from an interplay of forces which mould social reality stereotyping women. One of these social forces is mass media. The communication media produces message systems and symbols which create or structure prevailing images of social reality, thus affecting the process of social change. The processing of this diversified mass of victims primarily motivated by the conviction that mass media is highly influential in shaping people's perception attitude and content. Mas media had developed a tendency to arouse sympathy for the victim by showcasing her as a medium to attract reader's attention. Even in the more sincere and more sympathetic portrayal of attacked women especially the victims of rape or acid attack, media gave them no personal space for their worries. In almost all cases media is marketing the tears of the victim as a tool for competition. The fatal gang rape of a 23 year old in a moving in the national capital and the recent death of a law student serves as example for the medias portrayal of victimized women. The media celebrated the two issues raised the question of the safety of wome in the country and demanded justice for women. But in the same way it highlighted the weakness of women. At present news media sells the misery of the victim to raise the ratings. Here , the need to study on the 'Portrayal of victimized women in the media'.
A preliminary examination of the literature documenting the image, role and social conditions of ... more A preliminary examination of the literature documenting the image, role and social conditions of portraying victimized women in mass media confronted us with another typical problem pervading mass communication research and social studies in general; a research field in a continuous state of flux, and the absence of accurate research methods to analyse the interdependence of its components. The image of victimized women in mass media cannot be studied in isolation from the broad socioeconomic , political and cultural context at a specific point in time. How victimized women are represented in mass media ultimately results from an interplay of forces which mould social reality stereotyping women. One of these social forces is mass media. The communication media produces message systems and symbols which create or structure prevailing images of social reality, thus affecting the process of social change. The processing of this diversified mass of victims primarily motivated by the conviction that mass media is highly influential in shaping people's perception attitude and content. Mas media had developed a tendency to arouse sympathy for the victim by showcasing her as a medium to attract reader's attention. Even in the more sincere and more sympathetic portrayal of attacked women especially the victims of rape or acid attack, media gave them no personal space for their worries. In almost all cases media is marketing the tears of the victim as a tool for competition. The fatal gang rape of a 23 year old in a moving in the national capital and the recent death of a law student serves as example for the medias portrayal of victimized women. The media celebrated the two issues raised the question of the safety of wome in the country and demanded justice for women. But in the same way it highlighted the weakness of women. At present news media sells the misery of the victim to raise the ratings. Here , the need to study on the 'Portrayal of victimized women in the media'.