Judging Victims: Why We Stigmatize Survivors, and How They Reclaim Respect (Social Problems, Social Constructions)

By Jennifer L. Dunn

Book Overview

Dunn explores the shifting perceptions over time of victims as blameworthy, blameless, pathetic, or heroic figures. She also links those images to their real-world consequences, demonstrating that... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1588268195
• ISBN13: 9781588268198
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Lynne Rienner Pub
• Length: 241 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.5" x 5.8"