title: A protoscientific master metaphor for framing violence.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Pace University, 41 Park Row, Rm 1313, New York, New York 10038, USA. hkrauss@pace.edu.
authors.forename: Herbert H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Krauss
mesh_terms: D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000145:classification*; D004324:Drama; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019365:Metaphor; D014754:Violence; D014933:Women's Rights; D014944:World Health Organization