This is the most comprehensive analysis of childhood sexual abuse in the United Kingdom yet published. The authors, through qualitative and quantitative analysis, consolidate and elaborate in detail the results of a recently completed survey of more than 1,200 children in further education. The volume includes a rigorous analysis of key variables in childhood sexual abuse, such as the relationship of the victim to the abuser and the proportion of single and ongoing events reported. Kelly, Regan and Burton also discuss: the ways in which race and class relate to the prevalence of abuse; abuse in the household; abuse by other adults; abuse by peers; and gender issues. The strategies used by children to avoid abuse are related to critical variables and the study concludes with an important review of policy, practice and prevention. INDICE: IntroductionResearching Sexual AbuseThe Prevalence of Sexual AbuseDefining Sexual AbuseAbuse by Household MembersAbuse by Other AdultsAbuse by Other PeersResistance, Telling and CopingMultiple Experiences or Re-VictimisationGender Issues Female Abusers, Male VictimsPolicy, Practice and Prevention
- ISBN: 978-0-8039-8709-8
- Editorial: SAGE Publications Ltd
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 224
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