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CULPABILISATION VICTIME [1 record]

Record 1 2021-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of Ideologies
  • Social Problems
  • Social Law
  • Penal Law
CONT

Victims are often overtly accused or perceived as partially or fully bearing the responsibility for what was done to them and the resulting stigmatisation against the family. As such, victim-blaming is a central component of rape culture.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie des idéologies
  • Problèmes sociaux
  • Droit social
  • Droit pénal
CONT

Les victimes sont souvent ouvertement accusées ou perçues comme portant partiellement ou totalement la responsabilité de ce qui leur a été fait et la stigmatisation de la famille qui en résulte. Ainsi, la culpabilisation de la victime est un élément central de la culture du viol.

Spanish

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