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| Type: | Journal Article |
| Title: | Too ashamed to report: deconstructing the shame of sexual victimization |
| Other Titles: | Feminist Criminology |
| Authors: | Weiss, Karen G |
| Keywords: | Sexual assault;Community attitudes |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Publisher: | Sage Publications |
| Citation: | 5 (3), July 2010 |
| Notes: | This article deconstructs the shame of sexual victimization by highlighting shame as a culturally mediated response triggered by threats to victims’ gendered selves. An exploration of victims’ narratives from the National Crime Victimization Survey reveals that 13% of respondents who experience rape or sexual assault express shame (i.e., self-blame, humiliation, or fear of public scrutiny) in their narratives. Looking separately at women’s and men’s shame narratives, the study delineates the cultural ideologies regarding gender and sexuality that contribute to victims’ definitions of their situations as shameful, and ultimately, to their reluctance to report incidents to the police. |
| URI: | https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/17273 |
| ISSN: | 1557-0851 |
| Appears in Collections: | Journal Articles |
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