Incest, Work and Women : Understanding the Consequences of Incest on Women's Careers, Work and Dreams.

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Author / Creator:	Berger, LeslieBeth.
Imprint:	Springfield : Charles C Thomas Publisher, LTD, 1998.
Description:	1 online resource (235 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Incest victims -- Rehabilitation -- United States. Adult child sexual abuse victims -- Rehabilitation -- United States. Abused women -- United States -- Psychology. Abused women -- United States -- Attitudes. Women -- Employment -- United States. Career development -- United States. Abused women -- Attitudes. Abused women -- Psychology. Adult child sexual abuse victims -- Rehabilitation. Career development. Incest victims -- Rehabilitation. Women -- Employment. United States. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11243727

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ISBN:	9780398082581 0398082588
Notes:	Print version record.
Summary:	The idea of this book began over ten years ago in response to the heartfelt requests of women incest survivors who asked the author to help them and others understand the consequences of incest on work and career development. After interviewing one hundred incest survivors and one hundred non-sexually abused women, the author offers this study about the aftermath of incest on survivors' struggles with on-the-job problems and long-term career planning. The book is not a statistical and comparative study of the two groups of women. Rather, it presents as a qualitative analysis of the stories tha.
Other form:	Print version: Berger, LeslieBeth. Incest, Work and Women : Understanding the Consequences of Incest on Women's Careers, Work and Dreams. Springfield : Charles C Thomas Publisher, LTD, ©1998 9780398068837

Table of Contents:

HALF TITLE: INCEST, WORK AND WOMEN; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; TITLE PAGE: INCEST, WORK AND WOMEN; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CONTENTS; CONTENTS; Chapter 1: A WORLD APART: DIFFERENCES INSELF- AND LIFE-VIEW BETWEEN INCEST SURVIVORS AND NONABUSED WOMEN; Chapter 2: THE FORMATION OF THE SELF IN INCEST SURVIVORS; Chapter 3: THE FAMILY AND INCEST; Chapter 4: COMMON MYTHS AND FEARS OF INCEST SURVIVORS; Chapter 5: PREDICTORS OF WORK AND CAREER SUCCESS IN INCEST SURVIVORS AND NONABUSED WOMEN; Chapter 6: THE SIX MOST COMMON WORK TRENDS IN INCEST SURVIVORS AND NONABUSED WOMEN.
Chapter 7: COMMON ON-THE-JOB PROBLEMS OF INCEST SURVIVORS AND NONABUSED W OMENChapter 8: HOPE; APPENDIX A; APPENDIX B; BIBLIOGRAPHY; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX.

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