Woman battering and father-daughter incest disclosure: discourses of denial and acknowledgement

This article explores the all too common processes of denial of abuse by those who perpetrate it and often by those who experience it. It is proposed by the authors that the denial of abuse does not reflect characterological pathology but is a behaviour which re-presents the ambiguity towards violen...

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Published in:Discourse & society 1994-10, Vol.5 (4), p.543-565
Main Authors: Hydén, Margareta, McCarthy, Imelda Colgan
Format: Article
Language:English
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Acknowledgments
Ambivalence
Battered Women
Child abuse
Child molestation
Child Sexual Abuse
Discourse
Domestic violence
Family members
Gender relations
Incest
Ireland
Males
Married persons
Men
Prisons
Rape
Sexual Abuse
Sexual violence
Spouse Abuse
Treatment Methods
Violence
Violence against women
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Summary:This article explores the all too common processes of denial of abuse by those who perpetrate it and often by those who experience it. It is proposed by the authors that the denial of abuse does not reflect characterological pathology but is a behaviour which re-presents the ambiguity towards violence and sexual abuse in western legal and social discourses. A professional interviewer who is not sensitive to this representation is in danger of perpetrating further violence. The article introduces some methods for the avoidance of this threat.
ISSN:0957-9265
1460-3624
DOI:10.1177/0957926594005004006