Incestuous Sexual Abuse: deviation, crime and resilience

• Autor(a) principal: Malheiros da Costa, Irlena Maria
• Data de Publicação: 2014
• Outros Autores: Tadeu de Andrade, João, Medeiros, Regianne Leila Rolim
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de Ciências Sociais
• Texto Completo: http://www.periodicos.ufc.br/revcienso/article/view/835
• topic: Incestuous Sexual Abuse; Resilience; Family; Childhood and Adolescence; Abuso Sexual Incestuoso; Resiliência; Família; Infância e Adolescência

Th e article analyzes narratives from victims of incestuous sexual abuse in childhood, captured through autobiographical accounts of young graduates of the Vira Vida Program sponsored by SESI. It aims to understand the phenomenon of incestuous sexual abuse as well as family relationships, the impact of revelation and how the victims overcome the abuse they suff er. Th e Methodology used is Oral history based on two cases and literature review. Sexual violence in family relationships, the impact of reporting the cases on victim’s lives and the possibility of resilience are discussed. We assume that sexual relations involving parents (adults) and children/adolescents are subject to formal and informal sanctions. Th erefore, we examine how the teenagers interviewed add a new meaning to family, violence and abuserelated stigmas, and how this past refl ects on their present lives. We found that incestuous sexual abuse has deep consequences for all involved; however a new life that takes into account the well-being of the victims is possible.