1st Edition

Incest A Family Pattern

By Jean Renvoize Copyright 1982
236 Pages
by Routledge

236 Pages
by Routledge

236 Pages
by Routledge

In the early 1980s incest was ceasing to be a taboo subject. In Britain there was much conjecture but little knowledge about it, although some estimates suggested that as many as one child in ten would experience some form of sexual abuse within the family. Originally published in 1982, Jean Renvoize had travelled around the USA, where considerable attention had been paid to incest in the... Read more

Acknowledgments.  Introduction.  1. Two Stories: A Daughter’s and a Father’s  2. What is Incest?  3. Incidence of Incest and How to Discover it  4. The Fathers  5. The Family  6. Incest Other than Father/Daughter  7. The Pro-Incest Lobby and the After-Effects of Incest  8. State Involvement  9. Collaboration and Treatment.  Appendix.  Bibliography.  Index.

Biography

Jean Renvoize

Reviews for the original edition:

‘Jean Renvoize has written a very well researched book. For those people who need source material and information on new events in the field of treatment, here is an excellent reference book.’ – Erin Pizzey, New Society

‘This valuable book not only summarises what is known about a crime which is being increasingly recognised as common, but also points the way for society to deal with it more effectively. It should be read by psychiatrists, social workers, probation officers, magistrates, and judges; in fact, by all who are concerned in dealing with family problems, judicially or therapeutically.’ – Anthony Storr, Sunday Times