TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - "Shades of foreign evil": "honor killings" and "family murders" in the Canadian press
JO  - Violence against women
A1  - Shier, Allie
A1  - Shor, Eran
SP  - 1163
EP  - 1188
VL  - 22
IS  - 10
N2  - This article compares murder cases labeled "honor killings" with cases labeled "family/spousal murders" in the Canadian news media, exploring the construction of boundaries between these two practices. We conducted a systematic qualitative content analysis, examining a sample of 486 articles from three major Canadian newspapers between 2000 and 2012. Our analysis shows that "honor killings" are framed in terms of culture and ethnic background, presenting a dichotomy between South Asian/Muslim and Western values. Conversely, articles presenting cases as "family/spousal murders" tend to focus on the perpetrators' personalities or psychological characteristics, often ignoring factors such as culture, patriarchy, honor, and shame.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1077-8012
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801215621176
ID  - ref1
ER  -