Understanding the Effects of Child Sexual Abuse: Feminist Revolutions in Theory, Research and Practice

by Sam Warner, Jane M. Ussher, S Warner

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 of women, girls and child abuse in psychology, psychiatry and the mass media, and to re-evaluate mainstream and feminist approaches to this subject...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415360285
• ISBN13: 9780415360289
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"