MYTHS, MESSAGING, AND THE MEDIA: THE MEDIA’S ROLE IN PERPETUATING SEXUAL HARASSMENT STEREOTYPES

Author(s)Walton, Natalie
Date Accessioned2020-10-01T17:09:09Z
Date Available2020-10-01T17:09:09Z
Publication Date2020-05
AbstractAs national attention on sexual harassment continues to grow, some consideration should be placed on how the news influences what consumers understand to be true about sexual harassment. This research is centered on two questions: 1) How do news articles portray the contexts and consequences of sexual harassment? and 2) Does the media perpetuate sexual harassment myths, or does it challenge them? This exploratory research project focuses specifically on American news articles. One hundred and twenty-three articles were coded for content and language referencing perpetrator, victim and organizational responses to sexual harassment. It was found that this sample of news articles perpetuate sexual harassment myths. The main implication of myth perpetuation in the news is that it creates a narrow definition of what sexual harassment looks like and who can be a victim or perpetrator. However, it is proposed that journalists could play a role in stopping this perpetuation through the Sexual Harassment Myth Formation, Distribution, and Dissolution Paradigm.en_US
AdvisorChrysanthi Leon, Ph.D.
ProgramSociology
URLhttps://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/27784
PublisherUniversity of Delawareen_US
Keywordssociology, media, sexual harassment stereotypesen_US
TitleMYTHS, MESSAGING, AND THE MEDIA: THE MEDIA’S ROLE IN PERPETUATING SEXUAL HARASSMENT STEREOTYPESen_US
TypeThesisen_US
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