Judging victims: why we stigmatize survivors, and how they reclaim respect

Vocabularies of victimization: sympathy, agency, and identity -- Survivor movements then and now -- The anti-rape movement and blameworthy victims -- The battered women's movement and blameless victims -- "Backlash" and pathetic victims -- Survivors of priest abuse and admirable victi...

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Main Author: Dunn, Jennifer L. 1957- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Boulder, Colo. [u.a.] Lynne Rienner Publ. c2010
In:Year: 2010
Online Access: Table of Contents (Publisher)
Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 20 A 4355
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Keywords:
Victims of crimes > Psychology
Victims of crimes > Public opinion
Verbrechensopfer > Stigmatisierung
Misshandlung > Verbrechensopfer > Selbstverantwortung > Öffentliche Meinung
Sexueller Missbrauch > Verbrechensopfer > Selbstverantwortung > Öffentliche Meinung
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Summary:Vocabularies of victimization: sympathy, agency, and identity -- Survivor movements then and now -- The anti-rape movement and blameworthy victims -- The battered women's movement and blameless victims -- "Backlash" and pathetic victims -- Survivors of priest abuse and admirable victims -- The vanguard of victimology: survivors, identity work, and cultural change
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:XI, 241 S.
ISBN:978-1-58826-702-3