Journal of Iranian Cultural Research

Journal of Iranian Cultural Research

Honor killings and semantic implications of a normal subject in the family institution: Newspapers’ narrative about the murder of Romina Ashrafi

Document Type : Scientific Research Manuscript

Authors
M. Haghpors 1
S.H. Nabavi 2
M.R. Kolahi 3
1 PhD Candidate, Cultural Policy, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Sociology, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
3 Assistant Professor, Sociology, Institute of Cultural and Social Studies, Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, Tehran, Iran
10.22035/jicr.2022.2735.3127
Abstract
The paper aims to identify the semantic implication of moral and normal subjects, and mechanisms of their reconstruction in the family institution. For this purpose, here Stuart Hall’s representation approach and Jeffrey Alexander's strong research program have been applied to reach the conclusion on the main research questions: What is the semantic implication of moral and normal subjects in the family? And what is the mechanism for reconstructing a moral subject in the family? 65 notes and editorials published in Shargh, Etemad-e Melli and Hamshahri newspapers in one section as well as Javan and Kayhan were selected and reviewed in the course of the study. Newspapers in the other section, representing the murder of Romina Ashrafi, were examined using a narrative research framework and thematic analysis. Findings reveal that in both sections, similar components of individual ethics in the family institution are represented as a normal ideal of a unified world in the network of obedience and submission.
Keywords
Alexander's cultural sociology
honor value
representation
retribution punishment

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