Father-daughter incest /

"Through an intensive clinical study of forty incest victims and numerous interviews with professionals in mental health, child protection, and law enforcement, Judith Herman develops a composite picture of the incestuous family. In a new afterword written especially for this edition, Herman of...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Herman, Judith Lewis, 1942-
Other Authors: Hirschman, Lisa
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, ©2000.
Subjects:
Incest > United States.
Fathers and daughters.
Incest.
Incest
Inceste > États-Unis.
Pères et filles.
Inceste.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Abuse > Elder Abuse.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Conflict Resolution.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Family Relationships.
PSYCHOLOGY > Human Sexuality.
Fathers and daughters
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introducton: Cinderella or Saint Dympna
  • One. The Incest Secret: A common occurrence ; The question of harm ; The question of blame ; Two. Daughters' Lives: The rule of the father ; Incestuous fathers and their families ; The daughter's inheritance ; Seductive fathers and their families
  • Three. Breaking Secrecy: The crisis of disclosure ; Restoring families ; Criminal justice ; Remedies for victims ; Preventing sexual abuse
  • Afterword, 2000. Understanding incest twenty years later
  • Appendix. The incest statutes / by Leigh Bienen.

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