Research Paper on:
Aftereffects of Child Abuse on the Victims

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certain aspects of this crime. There has been little work done with regard to female perpetrators, nor has there been much work done on the effects of female abuse  on the victims behavior later in life; i.e., does a child who is sexually abused by a woman abuse other children when he or she reaches adulthood? This paper  will attempt to answer some of these questions. Basic Work on Child Abuse There is a vast amount of material available on the subject of child abuse, which  is a growing problem in society. The majority of the literature dealing with child abusers has dealt with the male perpetrator, since it is men who are responsible for  the majority of child sexual abuse (Green and Kaplan, 1994). However, studies indicate that "14% to 24% of boys and 6% to 14% of girls are molested by women"  (Green and Kaplan, 1994, 954). In some self-report studies, 44% to 60% of "young adult males have been sexually victimized by women" (Green and Kaplan, 1994, 954).  Some experts have speculated that men are more likely to be molesters than women, because of "intrinsic and culturally determined characteristics of women" (Green and Kaplan, 1994, 954). Among  these characteristics are the fact that women tend to bond more strongly with children then men do; they tend to prefer "older and more powerful sexual partners"; their reluctance to  initiate sexual activity; the fact that they generally do not "sexualize" relationships in the same way men do; and the fact that it is more accepted for women to be  close to children than it is for men (Green and Kaplan, 1994, 954). There are far more female offenders than there are studies about them, but two constants have emerged