Incest Survivors’ Life-Narratives

Eli Buchbinder; Dalia Sinay

doi:10.1177/1077801219847295

Incest Survivors’ Life-Narratives

Eli Buchbinder, Dalia Sinay

School of Social Work

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	803-824
Number of pages	22
Journal	Violence Against Women
Volume	26
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1077801219847295
State	Published - 1 Jun 2020

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incest survivors
life-narratives

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Gender Studies
Sociology and Political Science
Law

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