Why people are often so quick to blame victims

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Research is clear: Blaming the victim in any crime is harmful, but it is exceptionally harmful to the victim in cases of sexual assault/victimization. Applying ONLY the victim precipitation theory discussed in this assigned reading, answer this question: Why people are often so quick to blame victims in cases of rape, sexual harassment, and other forms of sexual victimization even though it is so harmful to the victims to do so? (Note: You are explaining WHY people tend to blame the victim using only this theory, not giving examples of HOW they blame the victim.)

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