Unspeakable Acts : : Why Men Sexually Abuse Children /

Unspeakable Acts : : Why Men Sexually Abuse Children / / Doug W. Pryor.

The sexual abuse of children is one of the most morally unsettling and emotionally inflammatory issues in American society today. It has been estimated that roughly one out of every four girls and one in ten boys experience some form of unwanted sexual attention either inside or outside the family b...

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Pryor, Doug W.,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [1996]
©1996
Year of Publication:1996
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • ONE. Studying Offenders and Their Behavior
  • TWO. Blurring of Boundaries in Childhood
  • THREE. Escalating Problems in Adulthood
  • FOUR. Shifting into an Offending Mode
  • FIVE. Approaching and Engaging the Victim
  • SIX. Snowballing from One Act to Many
  • SEVEN. Continuing with Regular Offending
  • EIGHT. Exiting Offending and Public Exposure
  • NINE. Answering the Question Why
  • Table 1. Recent Studies Measuring Sexual Abuse
  • Appendix A. Topical Interview Guide
  • Appendix B. Research Consent Forms
  • Appendix C. Statistical Data on Cases
  • Appendix D. The Retrospective Interpretation Problem
  • Notes
  • Suggested Reading
  • Index

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