Full title in original language:
Beyond victim and survivor: Sexual violence, identity, feminist theory and practice
Education level:
University University (18+ years)Topic / subtopic:
Crime prevention and criminal justice Violence against womenHuman rights and civic education GenderTarget audience:
Professors,
Students,
Teachers / Lecturers
Type of resource:
Publication / Article
Languages:
English
Region of relevance:
Global
Access:
restricted access: requiring payment
Individual authors:
Liz Kelly, Sheila Burton, Linda Regan
Publication year:
1996
Published by:
Palgrave Macmillan
Copyright holder:
© British Sociological Association
Contact name and address:
Palgrave Macmillan
Contact website:
Key themes:
women, gender, violence, abuse, victim, survivor, identity, feminism, feminist, child sexual abuse, sexual violence, sexual victimisation, sexual victimization, British Psychological Society
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Short description:
In this chapter, the authors examine recent debates about the meaning of sexual victimization. These struggles have implications for feminist praxis; for theory, research and practice. The authors explore several locations from which challenges to previous feminist re-definitions emerge; specifically, recent popularist publications which use, in a pejorative tone, the term ‘victim’ or ‘victimhood’ feminism and academic contestation of prevalence research. In the second half of the paper, the authors connect these themes with a discussion of what they call ‘the victim/survivor dichotomy’, which represents another element in debates about the extent and meaning of sexual victimization.