Incest survivors’ life-narratives Eli Buchbinder and Dalia Sinay
By: Buchbinder, Eli
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Contributor(s): Sinay, Eli.
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ArticleSeries: Violence Against Women.Publisher: Sage, 2019Subject(s): ADULT SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ABUSE | CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE | INCEST | NARRATIVE TECHNIQUES | QUALITATIVE RESEARCH | RELIGION | ISRAELOnline resources: Read abstract
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Violence Against Women, 2019, Advance online publication, 22 May 2019Summary: This article analyzes the narratives of survivors of father−daughter incest using 20 in-depth interviews with women, each asked to choose a title for her life-story and reflect on its meaning. Three narratives emerged: “Surviving” tells of a struggle for personal achievement in an independent life alongside intensely traumatic experiences and negative feelings, “Fighting Back/Seeking Vengeance” tells of aspiring to strength by acting on their will to fight back and desire for revenge, and “Growing” reflects the wish to fight and win a place in the world through a “rebuilding” process. The conceptualization of incest survivors’ life-narratives is based on the dialectical perspective. (Authors' abstract). Record #6299
Violence Against Women, 2019, Advance online publication, 22 May 2019
This article analyzes the narratives of survivors of father−daughter incest using 20 in-depth interviews with women, each asked to choose a title for her life-story and reflect on its meaning. Three narratives emerged: “Surviving” tells of a struggle for personal achievement in an independent life alongside intensely traumatic experiences and negative feelings, “Fighting Back/Seeking Vengeance” tells of aspiring to strength by acting on their will to fight back and desire for revenge, and “Growing” reflects the wish to fight and win a place in the world through a “rebuilding” process. The conceptualization of incest survivors’ life-narratives is based on the dialectical perspective. (Authors' abstract). Record #6299