"Framing" social issues

[Lucy Horder]

Dear Alice,
The Psychologist can be a good source of articles of this kind, and has
recently run a number of articles that have had, at the very least, a
Œ(re)framing angle¹. One example that springs to mind is a special
Œintersex¹ issue that was published a couple of months ago. I¹m sure I¹ve
also read something in there recently about same-sex marriage. I¹ll have a
leaf through my back issues when I get a spare moment. Otherwise, I think
you can do a keyword search via the British Psychological Society¹s website
(www.bps.org.uk). Sorry to be a bit vague, but I hope this helps!
Best wishes,

Lucy

On 06/04/05 23:05, "Alice F. Freed" <alice.freed at MONTCLAIR.EDU> wrote:

> A committee within a progressive political group I'm in is looking at ways to
> "frame" (a la Goffman, Gumperz, Tannen, and recently G. Lakoff) various social
> and political issues of importance in ways that are different from the current
> administration's ways of framing them. Among the issues are of course abortion
> (reproductive rights) and same-sex marriage. We are trying to find effective
> ways of talking about these issues (in letters to the press, etc.) without
> just arguing against and therefore reinforcing the standard "frames" being
> used. So how do we talk about the "pro-life" position to reveal what it really
> is? How do we reframe the arguments against same-sex marriage that include
> notions like the "sanctity of marriage?" Any ideas or suggestions of recent
> good articles you have read would be much appreciated.
> 
> Alice F. Freed
> 


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