Domestic Violence and Social Responsibility in Contemporary Spanish Cinema: A Portfolio View of Behavioral Dynamics

Autor/in	Zanzana, Habib
Titel	Domestic Violence and Social Responsibility in Contemporary Spanish Cinema: A Portfolio View of Behavioral Dynamics
Quelle	In: Hispania, 93 (2010) 3, S.380-398 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-2133
Schlagwörter	Realism; Family Violence; Females; Foreign Countries; Social Responsibility; Cultural Influences; Gender Bias; Films; Popular Culture; Mass Media Effects; Civil Rights; Sex Fairness; Social Attitudes; Models; Social Justice; Victims of Crime; Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Realismus; Weibliches Geschlecht; Ausland; Soziale Verantwortung; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Geschlechterstereotyp; Film; Popkultur; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Sexualaufklärung; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Analogiemodell; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Victim; Victims; Crime; Opfer; Verbrechen; Spanien
Abstract	Domestic abuse continues to claim many lives in Spain despite a series of new laws to protect women and to punish abusers. This essay explores the cultural influences of contemporary Spanish cinema on domestic violence. Four films are assessed against a Portfolio Model of social responsibility that uses two basic dimensions: realism and human rights. Realism in each film is determined by the behavioral components of the internationally recognized Duluth Model and the Wheel of Power and Control. The human rights dimension addresses equality, power and agency for women. This study focuses on Iciar Bollain's "Te doy mis ojos" (2003), Javier Balaguer's "Solo mia" (2001), Benito Zambrano's "Solas" (1999), and Pedro Almodovar's "Pepi, Luci, Bom y otras chicas del monton" (1980). The results demonstrate significant variations in the measure of social responsibility indicating that contemporary Spanish cinema may play a role in perpetuating gender-based violence. (Contains 9 tables and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10