“Shades of Foreign Evil”.

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    • Subject Terms:
      HOMICIDE; ASIANS; CONTENT analysis; CULTURE; FAMILIES; ISLAM; NEWSPAPERS; SHAME; SPOUSES; SYSTEMATIC reviews; QUALITATIVE research; THEMATIC analysis
    • Subject Terms:
      CANADA
    • Abstract:
      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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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