Prostitution in the shadow of life-long sexual abuse: Arab women's retrospective experiences
J Elder Abuse Negl. 2024 Apr 2:1-31. doi: 10.1080/08946566.2024.2331503. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe present study uses the life-course and intersectionality perspectives to explore the meaning that aging Arab women attribute to their lived experiences of life-long sexual abuse in the shadow of engaging in prostitution. Interpretive phenomenological analysis was used to analyze the narratives of 10 older Arab women in Israel who were engaged in prostitution. Four themes emerged: experiencing childhood in the shadow of sexual abuse, becoming a prostitute, being entrapped in prostitution, and settling accounts with the...
Source: Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect - April 3, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Nora Gnaim-Mwassi Hila Avieli Tova Band-Winterstein Source Type: research

Introduction: exploring older women's perspectives on lifetime abuse
J Elder Abuse Negl. 2024 Mar 28:1-2. doi: 10.1080/08946566.2024.2332141. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38549246 | DOI:10.1080/08946566.2024.2332141 (Source: Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect)
Source: Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect - March 29, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Tova Band Winterstein Zvi Eisikovits Patricia Brownell Abby King Source Type: research