The Interplay Between Poly-Victimization and Sexual Assault in Late Life in the Context of Life Course Perspective

The aim of this article is to explore the interplay between poly-victimization and sexual assault against women in late life (SAWLL) according to the life-course perspective. Two themes emerged from qualitative interviews with 18 experienced welfare and health care professionals who intervened in ca...

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Published inViolence against women Vol. 28; no. 5; pp. 1282 - 1301
Main Authors Lev, Sagit, Harel, Dovrat, Goldblatt, Hadass, Band-Winterstein, Tova
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.04.2022
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Bullying
Comorbidity
Crime Victims
Female
Health care
Health services
Humans
Life course
Life Course Perspective
Life events
Marital relations
Perpetrators
Sex crimes
Sex Offenses
Sexual violence
Spouses
Victimization
Welfare
Women
sexual assault
poly-victimization
life-course perspective
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Summary:The aim of this article is to explore the interplay between poly-victimization and sexual assault against women in late life (SAWLL) according to the life-course perspective. Two themes emerged from qualitative interviews with 18 experienced welfare and health care professionals who intervened in cases of SAWLL: sexual assault by a spouse co-occurring with other types of abuse within marital relationships, and sexual assault and other types of abuse by two or more perpetrators along the life course. In many cases, SAWLL is an expression of a broader experience of poly-victimization, which relates to vulnerability in old age.
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ISSN:1077-8012
1552-8448
DOI:10.1177/10778012211012092