Lamb S
Department of Human Development, Bryn Mawr College, Pa.
Am J Orthopsychiatry. 1991 Apr;61(2):250-7. doi: 10.1037/h0079243.
Articles on abuse of women by men were surveyed in eleven journals across four disciplines. Introductory sections from 46 articles were coded for linguistic choices--such as use of the passive voice, nominalization, and diffuse terminology--that obscure the attribution of responsibility. In half or more of the references to abuse, sentence structure and language were deemed problematic, with diffusion of responsibility the most frequent strategy of avoidance. Professional and gender biases were found, with articles by social workers less likely, and articles with male authors more likely, to contain problematic writing.
对四个学科领域的11种期刊上有关男性对女性的虐待的文章进行了调查。对46篇文章的引言部分进行了编码，以分析那些模糊责任归属的语言选择，如被动语态的使用、名词化以及模糊的术语。在一半或更多关于虐待的参考文献中，句子结构和语言被认为存在问题，责任分散是最常见的回避策略。研究发现了专业和性别偏见，社会工作者撰写的文章出现问题写作的可能性较小，而男性作者撰写的文章出现问题写作的可能性较大。
