Abstract
The aim of this article is to explore the interplay between poly-victimization and sexual assault against women in late life (SAWLL) according to the life-course perspective. Two themes emerged from qualitative interviews with 18 experienced welfare and health care professionals who intervened in cases of SAWLL: sexual assault by a spouse co-occurring with other types of abuse within marital relationships, and sexual assault and other types of abuse by two or more perpetrators along the life course. In many cases, SAWLL is an expression of a broader experience of poly-victimization, which relates to vulnerability in old age.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1282-1301 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Violence Against Women |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Early online date | 2021 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by Israel Science Foundation (ISF), grant number 463/17.
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Keywords
- life-course perspective
- poly-victimization
- sexual assault