As recently as 1970, child sexual abuse was seen as extremely rare
and usually harmless. Over thirty years later, the media regularly
covers child sexual abuse cases, many survivors speak openly about
their experiences, and a thriving network of public and private
organizations seek to prevent child sexual abuse and remedy its
effects. This is the story of these dramatic changes and the
activists who helped bring them about.
The Politics of Child Sexual Abuse is the first study of activism
against child sexual abuse, tracing its emergence in feminist
anti-rape efforts, its development into mainstream self-help, and
its entry into mass media and public policy. Nancy Whittier deftly
charts the development of the movement's "therapeutic politics,"
demonstrating that activists viewed tactics for changing emotions
and one's sense of self as necessary for widespread social change
and combined them with efforts to change institutions and the
state. Though activism originated with feminists, as the movement
grew and spread to include the goals of non-feminist survivors,
opponents, therapists, law enforcement, and elected officials,
participants were pulled toward formulations of child sexual abuse
as a medical or criminal problem and away from emphases on gender
and power. In the process, the movement both succeeded beyond its
wildest dreams and saw its agenda transformed in ways that were
sometimes unrecognizable.
A lucid and moving account, The Politics of Child Sexual Abuse
draws powerful lessons about the transformative potential of
therapeutic politics, their connection to institutions, and the
processes of incomplete social change that characterize American
politics today.
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