In the 1970s, the incest issue was once again brought forth, this time by women themselves. It was during the explosion of the women's liberation movement that subjects like rape, wife- battering, and sexual abuse of children were brought to the front. There were some flaws to her methodology but not enough to dismiss her study as worthless. He sampled 2,627 men and women from every state in the union. The person responsible for inflicting the trauma is to blame - the perpetrator.
Children are never responsible for their sexual abuse, adults are the ones responsible.
It is now understood that survivors of sexual abuse are actually suffering from the aftereffects of the trauma. Traditionally, sexual abuse of children was considered either incest or pedophilia. Now, it is viewed as being on a continuum. Not all offenders are men. While some offenders were sexually abused as children, they still need to be held accountable for their abuse of children and receive sex offender treatment.