Judging victims
Subtitle: why we stigmatize survivors, and how they reclaim respect
By: Jennifer L. Dunn
Series: Social problems, social constructions; Social problems, social constructions
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Boulder, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 241
ISBN-13: 9781588267023
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-230) and index.
Table of contents: title: Vocabularies of victimization: sympathy, agency, and identity; title: Survivor movements then and now; title: The anti-rape movement and blameworthy victims; title: The battered women's movement and blameless victims; title: "Backlash" and pathetic victims; title: Survivors of priest abuse and admirable victims; title: The vanguard of victimology: survivors, identity work, and cultural change.