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Peer reviewedMertens, Donna M. – American Annals of the Deaf, 1996
This study investigated the theories people hold concerning sexual abuse of deaf children, through document review, observation, interviews, and a staff survey at a residential school for the deaf. Theories that blame the victim or the culture are contrasted with those that recognize the power inequities inherent in sexual abuse. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitudes, Attribution Theory, Child Abuse
