RT Article
T1 Young victims’ positioning: Narrations of victimhood and support
JF International review of victimology
VO 26
IS 2
SP 196
OP 211
A1 Thunberg, Sara
A1 Bruck, Kjerstin Andersson
A2 Bruck, Kjerstin Andersson
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1698518870
AB The present study aims to analyze how young people narratively negotiate their position as victims, how their social surroundings react to their victim positioning and what types of support they are offered. It is argued that those who position themselves as innocent victims receive support, while those who do not position themselves as such are left to fend for themselves. It is concluded that receiving support functions as a way for young victims to keep intact their narratives of who they are; while young people who did not receive support and acceptance for their positioning needed to re-negotiate their narrative to make sense of who they are after the victimization. Thereby, the victimizing event was incorporated into their narrative identity.
K1 Young people
K1 Youth
K1 Positioning
K1 Identity
K1 Support
K1 Victim
DO 10.1177/0269758019854950