Tom Douglas

Scapegoats (eBook, PDF)

Transferring Blame

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Scapegoats are a universal phenomenon, appearing in all societies at all times in groups large and small, in public and private organizations. Hardly a week passes without some media reference to someone or something being made a scapegoat. Tom Douglas examines the process of scapegoating from the perspectives of victims and perpetrators, tracing its development from earliest times as rite of atonement to the modern forms of the avoidance of blame and the victimisation of innocents. The differences and similarities between the ancient and modern forms are examined to reveal that despite the modern logical explanations of behaviour, the mystical element in the form of superstition is still evident.
Directly responding to the Diploma in Social Work's call for texts on anti-discriminatory practice Scapegoats should become essential reading for all social workers in training and practice. Will also be a invaluable resource for all professionals engaging in groupwork and group workers in training.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. September 2002
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134836826
• Artikelnr.: 38242757

Autorenporträt

Tom Douglas has over forty years' experience of working with groups and for many years worked as a freelance groupwork consultant.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Ancient ritual
Chapter 1 Origins
Chapter 2 Purification and propitiation
Chapter 3 Sin-eaters, whipping boys and fall guys
Part 2 Social behaviour
Chapter 4 Scapegoating as public behaviour
Chapter 5 Scapegoating as social behaviour
Chapter 6 Victims
Part 3 Theories and explanations
Chapter 7 Attempts at understanding: the process
Chapter 8 Attempts at understanding: the victim
Part 4 Management
Chapter 9 The management of scapegoating
Chapter 10 The resolution of scapegoating
Chapter 11 Rite, ritual or survival strategy?
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Index