Full Description
This title was first published in 2001. Employing a black feminist standpoint, Claudia Bernard offers an in-depth study of black mothers' responses to the abuse of their children and of the factors which shape their reactions and help-seeking behaviour.
Contents
Contents: Introduction; Setting the scene: representations of mothers in child sexual abuse discourses; The research methodology and conceptual framework; Divided loyalty: mothers' emotional and behavioural responses to the abuse of their children; Mothering in the aftermath of abuse; Balancing needs and risks; Conclusion: ways forward for practice intervention with black families; Bibliography; Index.
