TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Narratives of being a helper: the presentation of supporters and victims in victim support Sweden
JO  - Victims and offenders
A1  - Jägervi, Lotta
SP  - 800
EP  - 819
VL  - 12
IS  - 5
N2  - The aim of this study was to determine how self-presentation is formulated in victim supporters' narratives of their interactions with crime victims, and identify the function of the presentation of the crime victim in this self-presentation. This was done through a narrative analysis of material from 12 focus groups in which representatives of Victim Support Sweden discussed their work. A master narrative was identified, in which ideals of flexibility and helpfulness are counterbalanced with ideals of setting proper limits. The analysis also showed that helper ideals were presented in a consistent way, while the concrete helping repertoire presented varied greatly.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1556-4886
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15564886.2016.1209270
ID  - ref1
ER  -