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Part I. Conceptualizing Violence and Exploitation against Females |
A Protoscientific Master Metaphor for Framing Violence
HERBERT H KRAUSSa
a Pace University, New York, New York, USA
Address for correspondence: Herbert H. Krauss, Pace University, 41 Park Row, Rm 1313, New York, New York 10038. Voice: 212-346-1434; fax: 212-346-1618. e-mail: hkrauss{at}pace.edu
Every new field of investigation requires a guiding scheme or frame. Its purpose is to provide a heuristic for discovery and a structure for organizing information. Neither the World Health Organization's public health nor a biosocial model of violence are adequate for providing a protoscientific frame for conceptualizing violent acts. This essay suggests a master metaphor—Burke's Dramatism—through which to deepen and expand our knowledge of violence and what must be done to reduce its toll. An illustrative example is presented.
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