This study investigates how social media constructs sexual deviance and violence against women in Hong Kong. Analyzing a Facebook discussion about a celebrity infidelity scandal, the researchers explore how cheating and promiscuity are framed as deviant acts, reinforcing compulsory monogamy and leading to online harassment. The study finds that punitive informal social control dominates online discussions of taboo sexual practices, further stigmatizing them and disproportionately affecting women. The authors call for updated social media measures to regulate cyber violence and promote more constructive conversations on these sensitive topics.
Publisher
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Published On
Jan 11, 2024
Authors
Priscilla Sham, Pui Kwan Man, Clifton Robert Emery
Tags
social media
sexual deviance
violence against women
Hong Kong
online harassment
celebrities
informal social control
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