Citation

Fontes LA. J. Child Sex. Abus. 2007; 16(1): 61-83.

Affiliation

359 Montague Rd, Brattleboro, VT, LFontes@rcn.com.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1300/J070v16n01_04

PMID

17255077

Abstract

This article explores shame issues for Latino children who have been sexually abused and their families. Latino cultural concerns around shame that are associated with sexual abuse include: attributions for the abuse, fatalism, virginity, sexual taboos, predictions of a shameful future, revictimization, machismo, and fears of homosexuality for boy victims, and the intersection of shame from sexual abuse with societal discrimination. Quotes and case material are drawn from the author's research and clinical work. The article includes clinical suggestions.

Language: en