The article discusses the pervasive issue of victim blaming in abuse situations, particularly regarding how victims are held responsible for improving their circumstances. It highlights the perspective of abusers who portray their victims as offenders to justify their actions. The author references campaigners like Charlotte Proudman and Emma Katz, who critique societal and judicial attitudes towards non-physical abuse. Family therapy, often seen as a solution, is critiqued for assuming shared responsibility, overlooking the fact that abusers are typically inflexible and chaotic individuals, making constructive change difficult.
Observers of abuse frequently focus on what the victim "did wrong." The more reasonable person, typically the victim, is seen as responsible for improving interactions.
Abusers are inflexible and chaotic, so far more difficult to change. But why do others-from appalled bystanders to court judges to experienced social workers do this?
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