Narrating Injustice Survival: Self-Medication by Victims of Crime 2018 Edition Contributor(s): de Lint, Willem (Author), Marmo, Marinella (Author) |
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ISBN: 3319934937 ISBN-13: 9783319934938 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $85.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Criminology - Social Science | Penology - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Policy |
Dewey: 303.372 |
Series: Palgrave Studies in Victims and Victimology |
Physical Information: 0.81" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (1.18 lbs) 224 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book explores the role of self-medication in reflexive response to victimhood and victim recovery. Based on interviews, counsellor focus groups and a self-medication survey, it situates self-medication among the coping strategies that may be set in formal and informal networks. Victims primarily seek validation, and this book reviews self-medication with particular focus on how victim-survivors develop a variety of reflexive responses in their attempt to carve out a dignified response to victimization. Validation may be achieved through the pursuit of justice, but many victims suffer from multiple or complex victimisation, with limited social chances necessary to achieve a just outcome. Routines, beliefs and an ordered pathway distinguish a dignified identity and more or less successful recovery adaptations. This book also addresses the practical implications of the findings for support organisations. |