Not Afraid at All? Dominant and Alternative Interpretative Repertoires in Discourses of the Elderly on Fear of Crime

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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 languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Scandinavian Studies in Criminology and Crime Prevention
Volume13
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - 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

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