Question

A woman discloses to a friend that she was raped. The friend asks, "What were you wearing and were you drinking too much?" This is an example of ______.

Answer 1

Answer:

Victim blaming

Explanation:

Victim blaming refers to the phenomenon that occurs when the victim of a crime or any wrongful act is held entirely or partially at fault for the harm that was done to them. It refers to the perception that victims are, in a way, responsible for the actions of their offenders.

In this example, a woman tells her friend that she was r ap ed, the friend asks what she was wearing and if she was drinking too much, as if the victim had provoked the offender and as if he clothes she was wearing or the state she was influenced on the fact of having been ra pe d. Thus, by making this comment, the friend has the perception that the woman was, in a way, responsible. Therefore, this would be an example of victim blaming.