Cultural issues in disclosures of child sexual abuse

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 491-518

  Fontes, Lisa Aronson ^a   Plummer, Carol ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

child sexual abuse; cultural competence; culture; disclosure; forensic interviewing; international; interviewing; multicultural

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY RELATION; HEALTH; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DISCLOSURE; ETHNIC GROUPS; FAMILY RELATIONS; HUMANS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 77957851867     PISSN: 10538712     EISSN: 15470679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10538712.2010.512520     Document Type: Article

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