Abstract
This article demonstrates how a dominant and an alternative interpretative repertoire are activated and negotiated within two focus group discussions conducted with elderly people around the issue of fear of crime: the active, competent actor and the potential victim. In contrast to quantitative generalist studies that tend to neglect the ambiguity and complexity of group membership and identification, a contextualized, dynamic, and interactive understanding of the elderly – as well as of the victim – identity is presented.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Journal of Scandinavian Studies in Criminology and Crime Prevention |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 2 |
Publication status | Published - 2012 |
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Sociology (excluding Social Work, Social Psychology and Social Anthropology)
Free keywords
- sociologi
- victim
- interaction
- identity
- focus group
- fear of crime
- elderly
- actor
- competent
- sociology