Social Science Division, Pepperdine University, 24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA 90263, USA.
J Interpers Violence. 2011 Oct;26(15):3033-49. doi: 10.1177/0886260510390947. Epub 2011 May 20.
The relationship between empirical research inquiry and advocacy efforts is complex and seldom addressed in the interpersonal violence literature. In this article, we first examine how social conditions come to be seen as social problems, using a social constructionist perspective. Next, we focus specifically on the problem of interpersonal violence as viewed through a social constructionist lens, highlighting the many ways in which advocacy has influenced public perceptions of interpersonal violence as a social problem. Finally, this article considers some of the consequences that may result from exaggerated or misleading claims, especially when they are made by social scientists who are presumably engaged in an objective discussion of a problem. These consequences include generating skepticism toward the social sciences, feeding a backlash movement, and diverting attention away from the most severe forms of interpersonal violence. Contrary to the goals of many advocates, some of these consequences may be detrimental to the very social problems they hope to alleviate.
实证研究探究与倡导努力之间的关系复杂，在人际暴力文献中很少得到解决。在本文中，我们首先使用社会建构主义的观点来审视社会条件如何被视为社会问题。接下来，我们特别关注通过社会建构主义视角看待的人际暴力问题，强调倡导影响公众对人际暴力作为社会问题的看法的许多方式。最后，本文考虑了一些可能由夸大或误导性的说法所产生的后果，尤其是当这些说法来自于本应客观讨论问题的社会科学家时。这些后果包括对社会科学产生怀疑、引发反弹运动，以及将注意力从最严重的人际暴力形式上转移开。与许多倡导者的目标相反，这些后果中的一些可能对他们希望缓解的社会问题有害。
