Narratives of Being a Helper : The Presentation of Supporters and Victims in Victim Support Sweden
(2017) In Victims and Offenders 12(5). p.800-819- Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine how self-presentation is formulated in victim supporters’ narratives of their interactions with crime victims, and identify the function of the presentation of the crime victim in this self-presentation. This was done through a narrative analysis of material from 12 focus groups in which representatives of Victim Support Sweden discussed their work. A master narrative was identified, in which ideals of flexibility and helpfulness are counterbalanced with ideals of setting proper limits. The analysis also showed that helper ideals were presented in a consistent way, while the concrete helping repertoire presented varied greatly.
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- author
- Jägervi, Lotta LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2017-09-03
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- crime victim, narrative, self-presentation
- in
- Victims and Offenders
- volume
- 12
- issue
- 5
- pages
- 800 - 819
- publisher
- Routledge
- external identifiers
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- scopus:84999791270
- wos:000402661100009
- ISSN
- 1556-4886
- DOI
- 10.1080/15564886.2016.1209270
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- e1f273d4-f201-4cb3-8923-e060f7b9faa0
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- 2016-12-19 09:51:22
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