Against several different historical backdrops--public accusations of incest against "genteel" men in the nineteenth century, the epidemic of gonorrhea among young girls in the early twentieth century, and adult women's incest narratives in the mid-to late twentieth century--Sacco demonstrates that attitude shifts about patriarchal sexual abuse were influenced by a variety of individuals and groups seeking to protect their own interests.
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Against several different historical backdrops--public accusations of incest against "genteel" men in the nineteenth century, the epidemic of gonorrhea among young girls in the early twentieth century, and adult women's incest narratives in the mid-to late twentieth century--Sacco demonstrates that attitude shifts about patriarchal sexual abuse were influenced by a variety of individuals and groups seeking to protect their own interests.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Ex-library. x, 351 p.; 24 cm. LCCN 2008043992 Type of material Book Personal name Sacco, Lynn. Main title Unspeakable: father-daughter incest in American history / Lynn Sacco. Published/Created Baltimore. Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009. Description x, 351 p.; 24 cm. ISBN 9780801893001 (hardcover: alk. paper) 0801893003 (hardcover: alk. paper) LC classification HV6570.7. S33 2009 Contents Incest in the nineteenth century--Medicine and the law weigh in--Gonorrhea and incest break out--Protecting fathers, blaming mothers--Incest disappears from view--Incest in the twentieth century. LC Subjects Incest--United States--History. Child sexual abuse--United States. Incest victims--United States. Notes Includes bibliographical references and index. Dewey class no. 364.15/36 Geographic area code n-us---Other system no. (OCoLC)ocn263146879
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