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Anna Rypi

FD i sociologi | Universitetslektor i socialt arbete och sociologi

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“You don’t have to say straight out …” : Directed Impression Management at Victim–Offender Mediation Pre-meetings

Författare

  • Anna Rypi

Summary, in English

Based on a study of two mediation centers in Sweden, this research shows how mediators encourage victim and offender impression management, regarding looks, attitudes, and speech. It shows how they supervise the emotion work of participants, preparing them for mediation encounters. The author investigates how mediators try to create a “balanced” interaction (e.g., preventing expressed prejudices or irresponsible attitudes between the parties). The mediation meeting is seen as an institutionalized interaction with a particular desired outcome. The suggested impression management can be seen as a corrective strategy, implying social control. This article aims to present new ways to understand the mediation process from a micro-sociological and dramaturgical viewpoint. Even if the encounter between offenders and victims is seen as the essence of restorative justice practices, analyses of the process are rare and needed. This process-based approach offers new insights for research in the fields of social science and restorative justice.

Avdelning/ar

  • Socialhögskolan

Publiceringsår

2017-07-03

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

261-276

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Sociological Focus

Volym

50

Issue

3

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

Routledge

Ämne

  • Social Work

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 0038-0237