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Resistance and reconstruction: Older women talk about childhood sexual abuse

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posted on 2023-05-21, 12:11 authored by Krystyna KosteckiKrystyna Kostecki
Research which explores the experiences of women, who have experienced childhood sexual abuse is, in the main, focused on young and middle aged women. The perspectives of older women is often absent or hidden in the literature. This study explores the experiences of 16 Australian women aged 57 years and older who have experienced childhood sexual abuse. It aims to privilege their views and highlight their particular contexts in order to redress professional assumptions regarding the notions of recovery. Additionally, in discussing their experiences, the women contribute to insights regarding the patterns of inequality which are produced as a result of dominant discourses that promote ageist and sexist prescriptions in the construction of the self. These insights demonstrate how the women have resisted a range of oppressive patterns in their everyday lives. The study follows a feminist research framework and aims to contribute to the fields of social work practice and critical feminist gerontology.

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Publication title

The International Journal of Aging and Society

Pagination

19-30

ISSN

2160-1909

Department/School

School of Social Sciences

Publisher

Common Ground Research Networks

Place of publication

United States

Repository Status

  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Community services not elsewhere classified; Expanding knowledge in human society

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