Judging victims : why we stigmatize survivors, and how they reclaim respect / Jennifer L. Dunn.

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Bibliographic Details
Published:	Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2010.
Main Author:	Dunn, Jennifer L., 1957-
Series:	Social problems, social constructions.
Subjects:	Victims of crimes > Psychology. Victims of crimes > Public opinion.
Format:	Book

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

Table of Contents:

Vocabularies of victimization: sympathy, agency, and identity
Survivor movements then and now
The antirape movement and blameworthy victims
The battered women's movement and blameless victims
"Backlash" and pathetic victims
Survivors of clergy abuse and admirable victims
The vanguard of victimology: survivors, identity work, and cultural change.