@article{ref1,
title=""But sometimes I think . . . They put themselves in the situation": exploring blame and responsibility in interpersonal violence",
journal="Violence against women",
year="2010",
author="Thapar-Björkert, Suruchi and Morgan, Karen J.",
volume="16",
number="1",
pages="32-59",
abstract="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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1077-8012",
doi="10.1177/1077801209354374",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801209354374"
}