Citation

Salter M. Violence Against Women 2013; 19(2): 146-165.

Affiliation

1School of Social Sciences and Psychology, University of Western Sydney, Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801213476459

PMID

23420835

Abstract

Some sexually abused women in mental health settings are reporting prolonged incest and yet little is known about the circumstances that enable fathers to sexually abuse their daughters over a period of decades. This article draws from the life history of Grace, a woman who survived prolonged incest, in order to document and analyze the interplay of familial, social, and political factors that entrap girls and women within prolonged incestuous abuse.

Language: en