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The male survivor : the impact of sexual abuse / Matthew Parynik Mendel ; foreword by Kathleen Coulborn Faller.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mendel, Matthew Parynik.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Adult child sexual abuse victims--United States--Case studies.
- Adult child sexual abuse victims.
- Male sexual abuse victims--United States--Case studies.
- Male sexual abuse victims.
- Child sexual abuse--United States--Case studies.
- Child sexual abuse.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvi, 239 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, c1995.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This landmark study examines the largest clinical sample to date of male survivors of sexual abuse in childhood. Using data from his nationwide North American survey, the author reveals that such abuse is extensive, thus dispelling myths regarding the invulnerability of males. Mendel argues that various societal myths have led to a profound under-recognition of male childhood sexual abuse. He proposes that increased attention to, and acknowledgement of, male victimization is needed in order to reduce both the stigma and isolation of male survivors and the incidence of abuse. The a
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1 - Examining the Lens: Masculinity and Child Sexual Abuse; Chapter 2 - The Underidentification of Male Sexual Abuse; Chapter 3 - Prevalence and Descriptive Characteristics: A Review of the Literature; Chapter 4 - Explanatory Models of the Impact of Child Sexual Abuse; Chapter 5 - The Impact of Sexual Abuse on Males: A Review of the Literature; Chapter 6 - An Original Study of Sexually Abused Males: Methodology; Chapter 7 - The Men and Their Abuse Experience; Chapter 8 - Understanding the Impact of Sexual Abuse on Males -
- Chapter 9 - The Male SurvivorReferences; Index; About the Author
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781483339283
- 1483339289
- 9781322420783
- 1322420785
- 9781483327044
- 1483327043
- 9781452255149
- 1452255148
- OCLC:
- 654734090
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