Focus on Victim Blaming. When you select social media posts,
look for posts that you think provide blame to someone related to a crime where victimization occurred.
The blame can be anyone (victim, perpetrator, society, etc.). You will complete the questions/prompts
in step 1 for ALL five of the social media posts you select. To find social media posts, it might be helpful
to examine posts about a specific crime or type of crime.
Step 1: For FIVE social media posts, include the following information (posts can be from any social
media platform). Each social media post and answers to prompts below are worth up to 7-points.
- Social Media Site:
- Date of Post:
- Social Media Post URL (or simply copy and paste the post here):
- Content Overview (what is the message of the post?):
- Why did you choose this post?
- What evidence does the post use to support the above message? (do they use actual data or is
the post based on opinion-be specific): - What is the tone of the post? Does the author support a certain side of the argument or are they
open to all arguments?
Step 2: Answer the following questions to help summarize the overall message from your posts.
Make sure you are complete in your answers. Your answers in step 2 are worth up to 15-points. - Did you find any themes across your five social media posts? Explain/summarize.
- How did the social media posts you analyzed construct who is blamed for victimization? Did they
argue for the victim, perpetrator, or someone else to be blamed? Explain. - Were certain types of victimization viewed as more/less worthy of blame? Explain. If you only
examined posts related to one type of crime, why do the authors of the posts had their
viewpoint? - What role does the media play in creating public perception around topics of victimization?
