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Victim Blaming Wikipedia Page

The majority of sources cited on this page are from academic journals. The page does also cite court cases that deal with the matter of victim blaming as well as news articles. News articles can not always been seen as reliable sources but as for their use in this Wikipedia page these news articles are only used to cite a specific historical event as opposed to an opinion or theory. There is a lot of new information I have learned from this Wikipedia page regarding my topic. It is a concise overview of the history of victim blaming. The information that was useful to me that I had not seen before included information and theories that were contrary to the idea of victim blaming, noting that it is not always fallacious that an individual is responsible for his/her conditions and specific situations. The section regarding sexual assault/abuse and victim blaming I did not find to be useful since my essay's focus is on the role of victim blaming and poverty. I have noticed in my research that the term victim blaming is usually associated with issues of sexual assault. The focus of this Wikipedia page is mainly on victim blaming in the United States and it does not address whether this is an issue in other developed countries. The page seems to be neutral in it's presentation of facts regarding the origins of this sociological theory and specific instances that this theory has been addressed in court cases and legislation. The links that are cited on this page are still active and will prove useful to me as I continue my research of the topic. Information regarding the Just World Theory which argues that people participate in Victim Blaming to distance themselves from social problems as well as convince themselves that as long as they adhere to social rules and expectations they will not be victimized. Also how victim blaming plays a role in other social problems like bullying, obesity, incarceration, and homelessness is not addressed.