Incest: A Family Pattern

In the early 1980s, incest was no longer a taboo subject in Britain, and Jean Renvoize's book, originally published in 1982, explored the topic in the USA, providing valuable information to a wide audience.

Format: Hardback
Length: 224 pages
Publication date: 09 August 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

In the early 1980s, incest emerged as a topic no longer considered taboo. While there was much speculation in Britain, there was limited knowledge about this phenomenon, although some estimates suggested that as many as one child in ten would encounter some form of sexual abuse within their family. Jean Renvoize, originally published in 1982, embarked on a journey across the United States, where there had been significant attention paid to incest in recent years. During her travels, she met with a diverse range of professionals, including paediatricians, policemen, university researchers, social workers, lawyers, and, most importantly, victims and abusers themselves. This wealth of information, combined with the sparse British research available at the time, opened up a previously closed subject, presenting a wide range of controversial topics to both the general public and professionals actively engaged in this field. Renvoize's clear and accessible writing style, which was a hallmark of her earlier books on related subjects such as Children in Danger and Web of Violence, makes this work of interest to a broad audience, including specialists and non-experts alike.

Dimension: 216 x 138 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032532318