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Author Berger, LeslieBeth

Title Incest, Work and Women : Understanding the Consequences of Incest on Women's Careers, Work and Dreams
Published Springfield : Charles C Thomas Publisher, LTD, 1998

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Description 1 online resource (235 pages)
Contents HALF TITLE: INCEST, WORK AND WOMEN; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; TITLE PAGE: INCEST, WORK AND WOMEN; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CONTENTS; CONTENTS; Chapter 1: A WORLD APART: DIFFERENCES INSELF- AND LIFE-VIEW BETWEEN INCEST SURVIVORS AND NONABUSED WOMEN; Chapter 2: THE FORMATION OF THE SELF IN INCEST SURVIVORS; Chapter 3: THE FAMILY AND INCEST; Chapter 4: COMMON MYTHS AND FEARS OF INCEST SURVIVORS; Chapter 5: PREDICTORS OF WORK AND CAREER SUCCESS IN INCEST SURVIVORS AND NONABUSED WOMEN; Chapter 6: THE SIX MOST COMMON WORK TRENDS IN INCEST SURVIVORS AND NONABUSED WOMEN
Chapter 7: COMMON ON-THE-JOB PROBLEMS OF INCEST SURVIVORS AND NONABUSED W OMENChapter 8: HOPE; APPENDIX A; APPENDIX B; BIBLIOGRAPHY; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX
Summary The idea of this book began over ten years ago in response to the heartfelt requests of women incest survivors who asked the author to help them and others understand the consequences of incest on work and career development. After interviewing one hundred incest survivors and one hundred non-sexually abused women, the author offers this study about the aftermath of incest on survivors' struggles with on-the-job problems and long-term career planning. The book is not a statistical and comparative study of the two groups of women. Rather, it presents as a qualitative analysis of the stories tha
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Subject Incest victims -- Rehabilitation -- United States
Adult child sexual abuse victims -- Rehabilitation -- United States
Abused women -- United States -- Psychology
Abused women -- United States -- Attitudes
Women -- Employment -- United States
Career development -- United States
PSYCHOLOGY -- Mental Illness.
Abused women -- Attitudes
Abused women -- Psychology
Adult child sexual abuse victims -- Rehabilitation
Career development
Incest victims -- Rehabilitation
Women -- Employment
United States
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780398082581
0398082588