|
The term atrocity story (also referred to as ''atrocity tale'') as defined by the American sociologists David G. Bromley and Anson D. Shupe refers to the symbolic presentation of action or events (real or imaginary) in such a context that they are made flagrantly to violate the (presumably) shared premises upon which a given set of social relationships should be conducted. The recounting of such tales is intended as a means of reaffirming normative boundaries. By sharing the reporter's disapproval or horror, an audience reasserts normative prescription and clearly locates the violator beyond the limits of public morality. The term was coined in 1979 by Bromley, Shupe, and Joseph Ventimiglia.〔Bromley, David G., Shupe, Anson D., Ventimiglia, G.C.: "Atrocity Tales, the Unification Church, and the Social Construction of Evil", Journal of Communication, Summer 1979, p. 42-53.〕 Bromley and others define an atrocity as an event that is perceived as a flagrant violation of a fundamental value. It contains the following three elements: #moral outrage or indignation; #authorization of punitive measures; #mobilization of control efforts against the apparent perpetrators. The veracity of the story is considered irrelevant.〔Richardson, James T. ''Minority Religions and the Context of Violence: A Conflict/Interactionist Perspective'' in ''Violence and New Religious Movements'' by James R. Lewis, 2011, Oxford University Press, page 43〕 ==Newspapers about the Unification Church== In their study of 190 newspaper articles about former members of the Unification Church between 1974 and 1977, Bromley and others found that 188 contained atrocity stories and were largely hostile to the church. The most frequent atrocities were: #Psychological violation of personal freedom and autonomy; #Economic violations: reports that the church forced member to sell their private property and to give it to the church; #Severing of the parent-child relation. This grew out of the hostility of families who had been rejected by members of the church; #Political and legal atrocities, because the church was run by a foreigner. According to the American sociologist Kurtz, there was an element of truth to many of these stories, but these things happen in many organizations and the coverage of the church was very negative.〔Kurtz, Lester R. ''Gods in the Global Village: The World's Religions in Sociological Perspective'' 2007, Pine Forge Press, ISBN 1-4129-2715-3, page 228〕 Atrocity stories served as justification for deprogramming of Unification Church members.〔 The term is also used for stories about other new religious movements and cults. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Atrocity story」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|