Abstract
This paper overviews the socio-historical background underlying the construction of child abuse as a public issue in Israel, and analyzes one cultural product of this process-textbooks and manuals on child sexual abuse prevention. Analysis of the Israeli narratives reveals that they mimic American counterparts and address an ideal Jewish middle-class, ignoring other societal sectors. The narratives individualize and medicalize both victim and abuser. Focusing on stereotyped techniques for the individual's survival and recovery, they avoid discussion of broader social and political power relations.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 255-274 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Qualitative Sociology |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2005 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Child sexual abuse
- Medicalization of deviance
- Narrative analysis
- Preventative educational literature
- Social construction
RAMBI publications
- RAMBI
- Children -- Israel -- Social conditions
- Teenagers -- Israel -- Social conditions
- Deviant behavior -- Israel
- Crime -- Israel
- Criminals -- Israel