TY  - GEN
T1  - Sex, power, control : responding to abuse in the institutional church
A1  - Gardner, Fiona
LA  - English
PP  - Bristol, UNITED KINGDOM
PB  - Lutterworth Press, The
YR  - 2021
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_dda_on1242562093
AB  - Given their rhetoric on safeguarding, the response of religious organisations to abuse by the clergy - sexual, physical and spiritual - has been inept, thoughtless, mean, and without any sense of urgency. Sex, Power, Control explores the underlying reasons for the mishandling of recent abuse cases. Using psychoanalytical and sociological insights, and including her own experiences as shown in the BBC documentary Exposed: The Church's Darkest Secret, Gardner asks why the Churches find themselves in such a crisis, and how issues of power and control have contributed to secrecy, deception and heartache. Drawing on survivor accounts and delving into the psychology of clergy abusers, she reveals a culture of avoidance and denial, while an examination of power dynamics highlights institutional narcissism and a hierarchical structure based on deference, with defensive assumptions linked to sex, gender and class. Sex, Power, Control is an invaluable resource for all those in the church or similar institutions, and for anyone concerned about child abuse.
CN  - BV4392.5
SN  - 9780718848194
SN  - 0718848195
SN  - 0718848209
SN  - 9780718848200
SN  - 9780718895624
KW  - Child sexual abuse by clergy.
KW  - Sexual misconduct by clergy.
KW  - Clergé : Inconduite sexuelle.
KW  - Abus sexuels à l'égard des enfants par des membres du clergé.
KW  - RELIGION.
KW  - Child sexual abuse by clergy
KW  - Sexual misconduct by clergy
KW  - Electronic books.
ER  -