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Domestic and Sexual Violence and Abuse
Tackling the Health and Mental Health Effects
- By Catherine Itzin, Ann Taket and Sarah Barter-Godfrey.
Published September 2010
Domestic violence, childhood sexual abuse, rape and sexual assault, and sexual exploitation through prostitution, pornography and trafficking can have many significant adverse impacts on a survivor’s health and wellbeing, in the short, medium and long-term.
Taking a life-course approach, the book…
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Domestic Violence and Psychology
A Critical Perspective
- By Paula Nicolson.
- Series Edited by Jane Ussher.
Published June 2010
This book rethinks the way psychological knowledge of domestic violence has typically been constructed. It puts forward a psychological perspective which is both critical of the traditional ‘woman blaming’ stance, as well as being at odds with the feminist position that men are wholly to blame…
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Hard Knocks
Domestic Violence and the Psychology of Storytelling
- By Janice Haaken.
Published April 2010
This book draws on interviews carried out over a period of eight years, as well as novels, films, and domestic violence literature, to explain the role of storytelling in the history of the battered women’s movement. The author shows how cultural contexts shape how stories about domestic abuse get…
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Understanding and Addressing Adult Sexual Attraction to Children
A Study of Paedophiles in Contemporary Society
- By Sarah D. Goode.
Published July 2009
Paedophiles exist and we must develop ways of living with this fact whilst ensuring that children are kept safe. This ground-breaking book demystifies the field of adult sexual attraction to children, countering the emotionality surrounding the topic of paedophilia in the popular media by careful…
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Violence and Abuse Issues
Cross-Cultural Perspectives for Health and Social Services
- By Lee Ann Hoff.
Published June 2009
After centuries of being considered a private matter in most societies, violence and its profound effect on the physical health, mental health, and social well-being of victims and their families, as well as on the assailants themselves, has started to take centre stage as a public issue of…
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Understanding the Effects of Child Sexual Abuse
Feminist Revolutions in Theory, Research and Practice
- By Sam Warner.
- Series Edited by Jane Ussher.
Published December 2008
Child sexual abuse is a global problem that negatively affects many women and girls. As such, it has long been of concern to feminists, and more recently mental health activists. This book draws on this revolutionary legacy, feminism and post-structuralism to critically examine current perceptions…
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Moving On After Childhood Sexual Abuse
Understanding the Effects and Preparing for Therapy
- By Jonathan Willows.
Published August 2008
This self-help guide allows those who have experienced childhood sexual abuse to consider the impact that it has had on their adult lives from a new perspective, helping them to understand the effects, and prepare for therapy.
Based on known reactions to physical and emotional trauma, the book…
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Sex-Offender Therapy
A "How-To" Workbook for Therapists Treating Sexually Aggressive Adults, Adolescents, and Children
- By Rudy Flora, Joseph T. Duehl, Wanda Fisher, Sandra Halsey, Michael Keohane, Barbara L. Maberry, Jeffrey A. McCorkindale and Leroy C. Parson.
Published March 2008
Groundbreaking information for treating sex offenders Sexual abuse, sexual addiction, and sexual offending have become a significant clinical problem. Successfully treating these disorders is the first step toward preventing future victims. Sex-Offender Therapy is a practical workbook for…
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Handbook of Social Work in Child and Adolescent Sexual Abuse
- Edited by Carolyn Hilarski, John S. Wodarski and Marvin D. Feit.
Published February 2008
The enlightening collection of new approaches to understanding sexual abuseWhen sexual abuse occurs, helping those directly affected can be a difficult and convoluted task. The Handbook of Social Work in Child & Adolescent Sexual Abuse is a comprehensive guide that provides the latest…
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Accounting for Rape
Psychology, Feminism and Discourse Analysis in the Study of Sexual Violence
- By Irina Anderson, and Kathy Doherty.
- Series Edited by Jane Ussher.
Published November 2007
Accounting for Rape presents an original perspective on the subject of rape, focusing on both female and male sexual violence. The authors investigate everyday beliefs about rape, to examine how blaming the victim and the normalization of rape are achieved by people in a discussion about…
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