The role of alcohol in the construction of a ‘good’ victim — the attribution of blame to male victims of violence

International Review of Victimology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 19-35

  Tryggvesson, Kalle ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alcohol; attribution of blame; male victims; vignette; violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 69849133524     PISSN: 02697580     EISSN: 20479433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026975800801500102     Document Type: Article

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