Women and Childhood Sexual Abuse

Running Head : SEXUAL ABUSE

Women and Childhood Sexual Abuse

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Women and Childhood Sexual Abuse

Prevalence of Sexual Abuse

In the early 1970 's it was thought that child sexual abuse was rare and existed only in the poor circles of society . Extensive research in the field has shown that child abuse has not only existed for a very long time but it is still present in various parts of the society , be it high or low in terms of socio-economic matters . There

is a significant difference in reported cases of child abuse in modern times . Though this indicates a rise in the rate of childhood abuse but the reporting of an abuse case is much more important . The abuse occurred even in years before the 1970 's but went unnoticed or unreported due to lack of awareness on the issue

As people become more aware of childhood abuse the number of reported cases increases but there are still many incidents which go unreported Public welfare , social service and awareness programs have tried to increase the level of awareness among children and families regarding this matter . In the later part of the previous millennium many cases went unreported as many women and children did not realize they had been sexually abused . In the early 1970 's even psychologists did not realize the significance of the issue and later research and studies revealed the extent to which women and children were subject to sexual abuse Michele...