| Description |
xii, 260 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Sexual abuse as a social problem -- Sexual abuse as a moral problem -- Victims -- Perpetrators -- Four preconditions: a model -- Child sexual abuse in a sample of Boston families -- What the public knows about sexual abuse -- How the public defines sexual abuse / coauthored with Dennis Redfield -- What parents tell their children about sexual abuse -- Boys as victims -- Women as perpetrators / coauthored with Diana Russell -- Long-term effects of childhood sexual abuse -- Professionals' responses / coauthored with Beverly Gomes-Schwartz and Jonathan Horowitz -- Implications for theory, research, and practice. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 240-255. |
| Subject |
Child sexual abuse.
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Sexually abused children.
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Child Abuse.
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Sex crimes.
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| Indexed Term |
United States Children Sexual abuse by adults - Sociological perspectives |
| ISBN |
0029100208 |
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