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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783403203321

Autore

Dorais Michel

Titolo

Don't tell [[electronic resource] ] : the sexual abuse of boys / / Michel Dorais ; translated by Isabel Denholm Meyer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Montreal, : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2002

ISBN

0-7735-6963-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (219 p.)

Disciplina

362.76/083/41

Soggetti

Sexually abused boys

Male sexual abuse victims

Sexually abused children - Psychology

Child sexual abuse - Psychological aspects

Masculinity

Child sexual abuse - Prevention

Enfants victimes d'abus sexuels

Abus sexuels à l'égard des enfants

Hommes victimes d'abus sexuels

Enfants victimes d'abus sexuels - Psychologie

Abus sexuels à l'égard des enfants - Aspect psychologique

Masculinité

Abus sexuels à l'égard des enfants - Prévention

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Translation of: Ça arrive aussi aux garçons.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-193) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Author’s Preface -- Translator’s Preface -- Don’t Tell Anyone -- It Never Happens to Boys? -- Vulnerable and Trapped: How Sexual Abuse Comes About -- The Secret of the “Men’s House”: How Victims Perceive Sexual Abuse -- Coming to Terms with Abuse: Confused Emotions -- “Why Me?”: Identity Confusion -- From Nightmares to Fantasies: Coping Strategies and Life Scripts -- To Turn the Page or to Rewrite It? Prevention and Intervention -- Epilogue -- Appendices -- Profile of Respondents in Sample -- Research Method -- Notes -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Don't Tell examines the effects of sexual abuse on the emotional and



sexual life of men, including their sense of self and their personal relationships. Using the first-hand accounts of victims Dorais shows that certain reactions are specific to male victims of abuse as they attempt to preserve a sense of physical integrity and masculinity. He also provides innovative strategies for both prevention and treatment that will be of use to those who have suffered abuse as well as to their families and all those who are trying to help them - spouses, friends, social workers, and therapists.