1 online resource (xix, 303 pages)

Due to cultural and linguistic misunderstandings, racism, and even homophobia, sexual abuse is frequently mishandled by professionals working with minority populations. Although research and clinical theory on "generic" intervention have advanced, the impact of culture on issues of sexual abuse is just beginning to form part of the discussion. Sexual Abuse in Nine North American Cultures assesses cultural strengths and challenges with nine solution-focused chapters on specific cultures. It suggests ways in which cultural norms can be used to protect children and promote recovery from sexual abuse, and breaks new ground in offering practical guidelines that professionals can use to become more helpful to children, families, and adult survivors from all groups. Among the groups explored are Cambodians, African Americans, Seventh Day Adventists, gay men and lesbian women, Asians, Pacific Islanders and Filipino Americans, Puerto Ricans, Jews, and Anglo Americans

Sexual Abuse in Nine North American Cultures is essential reading for advanced students and all who deal with child abuse, including those involved in therapy, child protection, and the medical, legal, and educational systems

Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-288) and index

Foreword / Eliana Gil -- Preface / Lisa Aronson Fontes -- Introduction / Lisa Aronson Fontes -- 1. African Americans and Sexual Child Abuse / Veronica D. Abney and Ronnie Priest -- 2. Puerto Ricans and Sexual Child Abuse / Lillian Comas-Diaz -- 3. Asian, Pacific Island, and Filipino Americans and Sexual Child Abuse / Amy Okamura, Patricia Heras and Linda Wong-Kerberg -- 4. Cambodians and Sexual Child Abuse / Mary Scully, Theanvy Kuoch and Richard A. Miller -- 5. Jews and Sexual Child Abuse / Joan M. Featherman -- 6. Anglo Americans and Sexual Child Abuse / Marian Schmidt -- 7. Seventh Day Adventists and Sexual Child Abuse / Catherine Taylor and Lisa Aronson Fontes -- 8. Gay Males and Sexual Child Abuse / Doug Arey -- 9. Lesbians and Sexual Child Abuse / Maryellen Butke -- 10. Culturally Informed Interventions for Sexual Child Abuse / Lisa Aronson Fontes

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Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library

Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002

digitized 2010

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