A beautiful foreword by Eliana Gil and a very helpful preface and
introduction by the editor, Lisa Aronson Fontes, elucidate the many
ways in which culture is relevant to sexual abuse. They set the
personal tone and the fresh scholarly information that
characterizes the chapters. The reader is treated to an impressive,
state-of-the-art array of ideas on culture that opens new avenues
for inquiry. The book also offers a new repertoire of rituals and
healing practices, such as 'sitting shiva' to deal with the losses
of sexual abuse for the Jewish family, or a version of 'dusmic' (a
term coined by Nuyorican poets) strength to empower Puerto Rican
clients. . . . From a practical point of view, this book belongs on
the office shelf of all individual and family therapists. They will
obtain rich guidance about treatment approaches, therapist-client
cultural matching, and prevention strategies that are both more
humane and more effective because they are culturally attuned and
deepen the knowledge of the cultural context of abuse. --Celia Jaes
Falicov in Journal of Marriage and Family Therapy (forthcoming
issue) "The overall effect of this edited volume reflects a sense
of unity and teamwork. The writing is thorough and
thought-provoking. It maintains consistency and originality, while
presenting individual issues about the influence of unique cultural
factors in working with abuse survivors." --Paula T. McWhirter in
Contemporary Psychology "This volume of original chapters is an
important contribution to understanding the relationship between
culture and child sexual abuse. Lisa Aronson Fontes has edited a
thought-provoking collection of papers along with an excellent
foreword by Eliana Gil. . . . This book has much to recommend it,
not only to the clinician to whom it is geared, but also to the
researcher, the policy maker, and the wider community concerned
with child sexual abusee." --Jill E. Korbin in Child Abuse &
Neglect "The book makes an important contribution to cross-cultural
awareness and widens the limited knowledge base about child sexual
abuse within the cultural groups concerned. . . . The text promotes
'an ecosystemic approach to sexual abuse' that takes into account
individual, familial, cultural, and societal factors. Therapists,
protective workers, and law enforcers, as well as legal, medical,
and school personnel and policymakers should find this book a
useful tool." --Fred Seligman in READINGS: A Journal of Reviews and
Commentary in Mental Health How can we best prevent and treat
sexual abuse in diverse populations? Cultural and linguistic
misunderstandings, racism, and even homophobia sometimes lead
professionals to mishandle issues of sexual abuse. This volume
breaks new ground in suggesting ways in which cultural norms can be
used to protect children and promote recovery from sexual abuse. It
contains information that can be applied to people from all groups
as well as nine solution-focused chapters on sexual abuse in the
following specific groups: African Americans, Asian Americans,
Anglo Americans, Puerto Ricans, Cambodians, Seventh Day Adventists,
Jews, gay men, and lesbian women. Sexual Abuse in Nine North
American Cultures is the first major work to address cultural
issues in family violence. It is essential reading for advanced
students, therapists, protective workers, sociologists,
psychologists, anthropologists, attorneys, police, educators, and
others interested in adults and children who have been sexually
abused. "Sexual Abuse in Nine North American Cultures has been
masterfully sculpted to give us individual perceptions of cultures
by professionals who were influenced by and who currently provide
services to families and communities in distress. . . . This volume
is provocative, personal, and professional; it is both abstract and
concrete. It struggles with how to discuss the diversity within
cultures without wavering from its overall goal of providing basic
historical premises for diverse cultures. . . . It also provides an
uncharacteristic view of culture that reaches beyond race and
ethnicity. . . . The contribution of the book is not only in the
information it so aptly presents but also in the way it encourages
the reader to think and in the assertion that clinicians must
enlighten and empower themselves when working cross-culturally,
approaching issues of culture with rigorous attention and
sensitivity." --from the Foreword by Eliana Gil "By drawing on
these resources, clinicians optimize their chances of meeting their
stated goal: to be of assistance to families so that the quality of
their lives is improved and children are safe and nurtured." --from
the Foreword by Eliana Gil
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