Type:	Journal Article
Title:	"But sometimes I think . . . they put themselves in the situation": exploring blame and responsibility in interpersonal violence
Other Titles:	Violence against women
Authors:	Morgan, Karen J Thapar-Bj?rkert, Suruchi
Keywords:	Community attitudes;Theories of violence;Representations of women
Year:	2010
Publisher:	Sage Publications
Citation:	16 (1), January 2010
Notes:	This article draws on narratives of volunteers working with women who have experienced violence. It explores how institutional discourses nurture a culture of blame and responsibility. Using qualitative data, it examines the ways in which women victims are seen as complicit in their own victimization. An indirect consequence of the blame/responsibility dichotomy is that victims are depicted as deserving their fate. There is, therefore, a culture of resignation in which violence is normalized. It proposes that if institutional practices are embedded in a feminist tradition, they can provide a more sustainable framework for challenging sexual and domestic violence. [?2010 SAGE Publications. All rights reserved. For further information, visit SAGE Publications link.]
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/12935
ISSN:	1077-8012
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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