Citizens' Perceptions of Domestic Violence News on Social Media Platforms: A Critical Discourse Analysis
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https://doi.org/10.64420/jgmds.v2i2.347Keywords:
Citizens' Perceptions, Domestic violence news, Social media platforms, Critical discourse analysisAbstract
Background: Netizens increasingly encounter and interpret news about domestic violence against women on social media, shaping public discourse and potentially influencing responses in law, policy, and everyday life. Objective: To determine netizens’ perceptions of news about domestic violence against women on social media platforms through a critical discourse analysis. Method: This study employed a critical approach. Data sources comprised primary data (interviews) and secondary data (documentation). Data were processed and analyzed using descriptive qualitative methods within a critical discourse analysis framework. Results: Findings indicate that domestic violence against women is perceived as a violation not only of legal principles and human rights but also of social norms. Across the analyzed discourse, domestic violence is consistently framed as a human rights violation that must be eliminated. Conclusion: Social media discourse reflects a strong normative stance against domestic violence, reinforcing its status as a human rights violation and highlighting the need for collective action and zero tolerance toward perpetrators. Originality/Value: This study provides novel empirical and discursive insights in the fields of gender sociology, family sociology, digital communication, and criminology by uncovering public interpretations that consistently frame domestic violence against women as a severe breach of legal standards, social norms, and fundamental human rights that demands zero tolerance and collective accountability regarding news coverage on digital platforms in the context of netizen discourse on social media platforms, an area that remains insufficiently investigated through critical discourse analysis. These findings enrich existing literature and serve as a strategic reference for social policymakers, law enforcement agencies, human rights advocates, and media practitioners in designing impactful public awareness campaigns, refining digital intervention and prevention frameworks, and strengthening community level support mechanisms for domestic violence survivors.
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