Denov, Myriam S. 2004. "The Long-Term Effects of Child Sexual Abuse by Female Perpetrators: A Qualitative Study of Male and Female Victims." Journal of Interpersonal Violence 19(10):1137-1156 The research that is done in this article is exploratory. The researchers are exploring the long term effect of child sexual abuse by female perpetrators. “This qualitative study explores the experience and long-term impact of sexual abuse by women.” (Denov 1137) This is an exploratory study, because the study is fairly new and there is not a lot of information on the topic. This topic is appropriate for an exploratory study, because of the lack of information. Along with doing this research they wanted to get information from the victim’s experience. Through the study the researchers wanted to find out if being sexually abused by a woman is as harmful as being sexually abused by a man. “The article examines, from the perspective of male and female victims, the long-term effects of sexual abuse by women.” (Denov 1139) The researchers wanted to gain information from the victim’s experience, to help improve better treatment for them. In this experiment “qualitative research is particularly appropriate for a study of this nature as it can give depth and detail of the phenomena that are difficult to convey with quantitative methods.”( Denov 1139) The theory that was used for this research is conflict theory. I say this because people were making assumptions about how harmful it is to be sexually abused by women perpetrator. Many professionals weren’t taking the abuse by women as they were with men. It was a society issue that people just put to the side. Not dealing with this as society is not giving the victims the support or he... ... middle of paper ... ...f information from this article. I learned that sexual child abuse from men and women is harmful. That many experience long-term effects and that they don’t realize it till later. I also learned how strong a qualitative study can be if done right. This project taught me to think more about the study that was being done. It taught me to analyze the research to get the completely understanding of what the researchers was doing and trying to get done. I learned a lot from this class how to decode underlined codes. I wouldn’t look at it like that if it wasn’t from this class. I also learned how to do research and how recognize different type of research that is getting done. Reference : Denov, Myriam S. 2004. "The Long-Term Effects of Child Sexual Abuse by Female Perpetrators: A Qualitative Study of Male and Female Victims." Journal of Interpersonal Violence
6% to 63% of women were sexually abused as children. A 1985 L.A. Times national
The effects of childhood sexual abuse carry on with the children forever. To what extent and to what effect does abuse have on children during adulthood? What are the main issues that adults have been abused suffer from in adulthood? Do they have more of a physical issue with preforming with their partner in the bedroom or do they have more of a mental block due to their trauma? The world had been asking these questions for far too long and we need answers on how helping the children of our world. The questions that have been stated have been answered through the two articles that will be summarized below.
Pearson, Alyn. “Traditional Male/Female Roles Promote Sexual Violence”. 2000. Sexual Violence: Opposing Viewpoints. Comp. Helen Cothran. Farmington Hills: Greenhaven Press, 2003. 42-47. Print.
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Feminist Criminology, 7(2), 146-162. Kinder-Matthews, J. & Co., Ltd. (1994) The 'Standard' of the 'St Working with female sexual abusers. (pp. 57-67). The 'Secondary' of the Miccio & Fonseca, L.C. a.
Gender-based violence has been recognized as a large public health problem as well as a violation of human rights worldwide. One out of three women has been beaten, coerced into sex, or abused in another way at least once in her life (www.infoforhealth.org). The abuser is usually a member of the family, introducing the difficult problem in that the abuse usually happens behind closed doors, and is often viewed by cultural norms and legal systems as a family matter rather than a crime.
Child abuse is a serious issue in today's society. Many people have been victims of child abuse. There are three forms of child abuse: physical, emotional, and sexual. Many researchers believe that sexual abuse is the most detremental of the three. A middle-aged adult who is feeling depressed will probably not relate it back to his childhood, but maybe he should. The short-term effects of childhood sexual abuse have been proven valid, but now the question is, do the long-term effects of childhood sexual abuse affect middle-aged adults? Many contradicting views arise from the subject of childhood sexual abuse. Researchers and psychologists argue on this issue. Childhood sexual abuse has the potential to damage a child physically, emotionally, and behaviorally for the rest of his or her childhood, and the effects have been connected to lasting into middle-aged adulthood.
First of all, Katz discusses that violence against women really is a men's issue. It is important to note that women are the vast majority of victims of domestic and sexual abuse while men are the majority or preparations. To illustrate this fact, Katz states that “over 99% of rape is perpetrated by men” (Katz 343). Women of all ages and ethnicities either experience these types of abuse on a regular basis or are constantly living in fear of it. When we evaluate why this abuse and fear happens we have to
...of Sexual Abuse." Recognizing Signs of Sexual Abuse. Child and Family Institute, 2001. Web. 21 Apr.
This paper outlines the consequences of child sexual abuse (CSA) based on the examination of results from multiple researches previously fulfilled concerning the psychological and physical impact of this crime, information of statistics, warning signs detected, victims’ performances, and emotional state. Sexual abuse causes severe trauma on child victims that will last for the course of their lives, therefore it is critical to identify and improve the therapeutic methods utilized to treat CSA survivors.
But we don 't really know why men choose to be violent towards women. A study of the mothers of child abuse victims shows that battering is the most common context for child abuse, that the battering male is the typical child abuser. Feminist theory in domestic violence emphasizes gender and power inequality in opposite-sex relationships. Feminist theory also has to do with gender equalities and how men still believe that they are the superior sex.
Widom, Cathy S. "Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse: Later Criminal Consequences." Trooper (March 1995): 1-8. NCJRS. Web. 15 Mar. 2011.
It is most important to understand that children and teens of all racial, religious, ethnic, gender and age groups, at all socio-economic levels are sexually abused. Although there are risk factors that may increase the possibility of sexual abuse, sex abuse can be found in all types of families, communities, and cultures (The Scope of, 2016). Childhood sexual abuse is an important issue to address because the impact of sexual does not end when the abuse ends. Childhood trauma follows into adulthood and can have long-range effects. “Survivors of sexual abuse are at significantly greater risks for severe and chronic mental health issues, including alcoholism, depression, anxiety, PTSD and high risk behaviors” (The Scope Of, 2016). Victims may experience traumatic sexualization, or the shaping of their sexuality in “developmentally inappropriate” and “interpersonally dysfunctional” ways (Effects of Child, 2012). “A child who is the victim of prolonged sexual abuse usually develops low self-esteem, a feeling of worthlessness and an abnormal or distorted view of sex. The child may become withdrawn and mistrustful of adults, and can become suicidal” (Effects of Child, 2012). Overall, the effects and impact of childhood sexual abuse are long lasting and do not diminish when the abuse ends, their childhood trauma follows them into
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