concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: victim blaming

conceptual issues in multicultural psychology
type: Concept
narrower: victim blaming

social cognition
type: Concept
narrower: victim blaming

victim blaming
type: Concept
broader: victimology
broader: social cognition
broader: conceptual issues in multicultural psychology
definition: Victim blaming refers to the perception that victims are culpable or responsible for their own fates. Attributions of responsibility typically focus on an action or behavior of the victim that increases the risk of victimization. [Source: Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention; Victim Blaming]

victimology
type: Concept
narrower: victim blaming