Father—Daughter Incest

In the past two decades, as the result of feminist consciousness-raising, sexual abuse of children has been recognized in North America and Western Europe as a serious social problem. The testimony of victims, first in consciousness-raising groups, then in public speakouts, and finally in formal sur...

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Published inInternational Handbook of Traumatic Stress Syndromes pp. 593 - 600
Main Author Herman, Judith Lewis
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston, MA Springer US
SeriesThe Plenum Series on Stress and Coping
Subjects
Borderline Personality Disorder
Child Sexual Abuse
Child Victim
Crisis Period
Sexual Abuse
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Summary:In the past two decades, as the result of feminist consciousness-raising, sexual abuse of children has been recognized in North America and Western Europe as a serious social problem. The testimony of victims, first in consciousness-raising groups, then in public speakouts, and finally in formal survey research, has documented the high prevalence of sexual exploitation of children. The best available data, drawn from large-scale surveys of nonclinical populations, indicate that the risk of victimization may be as high as 1 in 10 for boys (Finkelhor, 1979), and greater than 1 in 3 for girls (Russell, 1984). Whether the child victim is male or female, the perpetrator is usually male. Most perpetrators are not strangers but are well known to their child victims; often they are in a position of trust or authority that affords them access and power.
ISBN:9781461362197
1461362199
DOI:10.1007/978-1-4615-2820-3_50