Book Cover; Title; Child sexual abuse and mothers: the issues; The study: aims and methods; Loss: the meaning of child sexual abuse to mothers; Finding out: the discovery process; Working it out: the context and process of response; Help-seeking decisions and experience of informal help; Statutory help and experience of intervention; Conclusions
Summary
Informed by theory and research on other situations involving loss, secrecy and moral dilemmas, Carol-Ann Hooper offers a new analysis of mothers' reactions and responses to their children being abused by partners and relatives
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-194) and index
