Discursive analysis of child-to-parent violence in various media productions

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to identify the discourse that acts as a basis for construction of the phenomenon of child-to-parent violence. Media productions that present this reality are analysed using a qualitative method, specifically the discourse analysis from Potter and Wetherell’s proposal regarding interpretative repertoires. Four repertoires are identified: “Constructing the profile of violence”; the “Refuge of silence”; the “Pathology of love” and “A symptom of responsibility”. We observe that these means contribute to a dual visibilisation of child-to-parent violence in terms of both uncovering the experiences and feelings of families experiencing this situation and also demanding commitment and responsibility from all social spheres involved in child-to-parent violence prevention and care.