UID:
edocfu_9958110748402883
Format:
1 online resource (213 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-134-90926-8
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0-203-31225-2
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1-280-33823-7
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1-134-90927-6
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0-203-21408-0
Content:
Despite increased recognition of the high incidence of child sexual abuse, little attention has so far been paid to the women on whom children primarily depend for care and protection - their mothers. Informed by theory and research on other situations involving loss, secrecy and moral dilemmas, as well as the rapidly accumulating knowledge of child sexual abuse, Mothers Surviving Child Sexual Abuse offers a new analysis of mother's reactions and responses, presenting a fresh perspective on a shocking problem for practitioners and policy-makers involved in child protection, as well as
Note:
Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada.
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Mothers surviving child sexual abuse; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Child sexual abuse and mothers: the issues; 2 The study: aims and methods; 3 Loss: the meaning of child sexual abuse to mothers; 4 Finding out: the discovery process; 5 Working it out: the context and process of response; 6 Help-seeking decisions and experience of informal help; 7 Statutory help and experience of intervention; 8 Conclusions; Appendix: brief case details of women interviewed; Notes; Bibliography; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-138-99423-5
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-07187-9
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9780203214084
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