University of Gothenburg | Why do people blame victims? @UniversityofGothenburg | Uploaded March 2020 | Updated October 2024, 33 seconds ago.
Sometimes the innocence of victims is questioned – for instance by revealing previous sexual experiences of a rape victim, or assuming that someone who has been assaulted must have provoked the perpetrator. Why does this happen? Malin Joleby, PhD student in psychology, explains the psychological mechanism behind victim blaming.
This is a series in which researchers from the research unit for Criminal, Legal and Investigative Psychology (CLIP) at the University of Gothenburg give straightforward explanations of what research shows about legal psychological issues. You can find the entire series here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiPfcvBrv1l9zBhNrfZMYaTgWyYYsQETK
Please visit the page https://www.gu.se/en/psychology/our-research/legal-psycholoy/myths-and-facts-about-legal-psychology at the University of Gothenburg to find more information.
Sometimes the innocence of victims is questioned – for instance by revealing previous sexual experiences of a rape victim, or assuming that someone who has been assaulted must have provoked the perpetrator. Why does this happen? Malin Joleby, PhD student in psychology, explains the psychological mechanism behind victim blaming.
This is a series in which researchers from the research unit for Criminal, Legal and Investigative Psychology (CLIP) at the University of Gothenburg give straightforward explanations of what research shows about legal psychological issues. You can find the entire series here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiPfcvBrv1l9zBhNrfZMYaTgWyYYsQETK
Please visit the page https://www.gu.se/en/psychology/our-research/legal-psycholoy/myths-and-facts-about-legal-psychology at the University of Gothenburg to find more information.
