Sin vergüenza: Addressing shame with Latino victims of child sexual abuse and their families

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 61-83

  Fontes, Lisa Aronson ^a  

^a Union Institute and University   (United States)

Author keywords

Child sexual abuse; Culture; Hispanics; Latinos; Shame

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEAR; HISPANIC; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MACHISMO; PREDICTION; SEXUAL ABUSE; SHAME; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; VICTIM;

CANADA; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INCEST; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NARRATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RAPE; SHAME; TABOO; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33847418878     PISSN: 10538712     EISSN: 15470679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J070v16n01_04     Document Type: Article

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