It's Easier to Blame Than to Act

According to the reviewer, this book (see record 1996-98220-000) is divided into six sections. In the first section Ryan's contributions to our understanding of how society has produced victims is delineated. The next three sections, consisting of 13 chapters, comprise the majority of the book. Various inequalities in our society and how society makes "powerless" groups victims are described. How society play the "blame" card is discussed. In the first of these sections, the authors address the issue of social inequality and poverty in our country. In the second, the focus is on the ideological and the institutional construction of marginality. In the third, the inequalities of the health care system are explored. Among the specific topics addressed in these three sections are the increasing disparity in income distribution, society's inadequate response to sexual violence, ethnocentric biases toward non-Western societies, health care inequities toward middle-aged and older women, and the unfair distribution of mental health services to the community. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)