TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - Social Construction of Women as Legitimate Victims of Violence in Chinese Societies
JO  - Violence against women
A1  - Tang, Catherine So-Kum
A1  - Wong, Day
A1  - Cheung, Fanny Mui-Ching
SP  - 968
EP  - 996
VL  - 8
IS  - 8
N2  - Analyses of focus group discussions show that Chinese conceptions of women as legitimate victims of violence are constructed through representations of men as sick or being controlled by their impulses and of women as sex objects or naggers who trigger men's impulses or potential for violence. As women's behaviors are seen as precipitating factors, men are thus excused from their acts of violence and do not have to shoulder full responsibility for their violent behaviors. However, some young and educated Chinese reject various cultural myths, oppose victim-blaming explanations, and disrupt pro-violence social scripts<p /> 
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SN  - 1077-8012
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/107780102400447096
ID  - ref1
ER  -