| The Search for Autonomous Intimacy: Sexual Abuse and Young Women's Identity Development Contributor(s): DeVitis, Joseph L. (Editor), Irwin-DeVitis, Linda (Editor), Crowley, M. Sue (Author) |
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ISBN: 0820439444 ISBN-13: 9780820439440 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $41.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2000 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education - Psychology | Interpersonal Relations - Social Science | Social Work |
| Dewey: 616.858 |
| LCCN: 97042851 |
| Lexile Measure: 1310 |
| Series: Adolescent Cultures, School & Society |
| Physical Information: 239 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: At the center of this book are the stories of three very different young women who share their experiences of sexual abuse in childhood and adolescence. Drawing on research from both clinical and developmental psychology, it explores the formation of a separate, yet social self, as well as the ways in which sexual abuse may disrupt that process. The young women's narratives become a lens through which to examine how their identities are linked to self and social constructions of gender, power, sex, and abuse. |