Judging victims
Subtitle: why we stigmatize survivors, and how they reclaim respect
By: Jennifer L. Dunn.
Series: Social problems, social constructions
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Boulder, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 241
ISBN-13: 9781588267023
Subjects: Victims of crimes -- Psychology; Victims of crimes -- Public opinion
Notes: Includes bibliographical references 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.