Citation

Sheinberg M. Fam. Process 1992; 31(3): 201-216.

Affiliation

Ackerman Institute for Family Therapy, New York, NY 10021.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1992, Family Process Institute, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1451769

Abstract

This article describes an approach to the social and emotional schisms that characterize the disclosure of intrafamilial sexual abuse (incest). It argues that ideas from social constructionism and feminism can be combined in such a way that what appear as either/or choices become both--and possibilities. These include: social control versus therapy, shame versus pride, attachment to one's abusive partner versus attachment to one's injured child, and "justice" versus "care."

Language: en