They show how the gender and sexual orientation of alleged victims and perpetrators is crucial to social participants when making sense of a rape report and in apportioning blame and sympathy. They also examine how arguments that are critical of alleged victims are built in ways that are 'face saving' for the participants in the conversations, and how victim-blaming arguments are presented as 'common sense'. Crucial to this is the way in which rape supportive talk is underpinned by a range of deeply ingrained cultural sense-making resources that construct and legitimate hegemonic forms of heterosexual identities and gender relations and neo-liberal notions of ideal citizenship. Finally, the authors demonstrate the potential of the application for their approach in both professional and academic contexts to promote attitude change.
Thebook will be of great interest to those studying social and clinical psychology, cultural studies, sociology, women's studies and communication studies.
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They show how the gender and sexual orientation of alleged victims and perpetrators is crucial to social participants when making sense of a rape report and in apportioning blame and sympathy. They also examine how arguments that are critical of alleged victims are built in ways that are 'face saving' for the participants in the conversations, and how victim-blaming arguments are presented as 'common sense'. Crucial to this is the way in which rape supportive talk is underpinned by a range of deeply ingrained cultural sense-making resources that construct and legitimate hegemonic forms of heterosexual identities and gender relations and neo-liberal notions of ideal citizenship. Finally, the authors demonstrate the potential of the application for their approach in both professional and academic contexts to promote attitude change.
Thebook will be of great interest to those studying social and clinical psychology, cultural studies, sociology, women's studies and communication studies.
Imprint | Routledge |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Series | Women and Psychology |
Release date | November 2007 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | 2008 |
Authors | Irina Anderson, Kathy Doherty |
Series editors | Jane Ussher |
Dimensions | 234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 176 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-415-21173-4 |
Barcode | 9780415211734 |
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LSN | 0-415-21173-5 |