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Peer reviewedElvik, Sandra L. – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 1994
The author questions the reactions of the public when encountered with child molestation cases in the United States. The same public that seeks to protect the children appears to turn and attack the therapist once the abuse has been diagnosed. (JPS)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Higher Education, Mass Media Effects, Sexual Abuse
Peer reviewedElvik, Sandra L. – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 1994
Explains the "false memory" advocates as the result of a backlash against political gain by an oppressed minority. Confirming a diagnosis of molestation by mental health professionals is not founded on a single memory, but rather on a constellation of memories and symptoms. (JPS)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Counseling Techniques, Higher Education, Memory
