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Sibling incest within violent families : Children under 12 years seeking nurture.

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posted on 2006-08-01, 00:00 authored by Sharon Brennan-OlsenSharon Brennan-Olsen
This article will draw on theories of childhood and current sociological debates of shame to explore and understand the formation of sexual identity in children who experience a violent family. Children have limited resources available to them and in violent family situations may turn to their siblings for nurture. Contextualising this type of dependency within the usual processes of childhood sexual development, including exploration and experimentation, may increase the likelihood of sibling incest.

History

Journal

Health sociology review

Volume

15

Issue

3

Pagination

287 - 292

Publisher

EContent Management

Location

Maleny, Qld.

ISSN

1446-1242

eISSN

1839-3551

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2006, eContent Management Pty Ltd.

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