Few books on child sexual abuse focus specifically on the experience of victimized boys and men. This volume examines how sexual betrayal affects boys and the ways they carry this hurt into adulthood.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 326-346) and index.

Ch. 1. The Sexual Betrayal of Boys -- Ch. 2. Encoding Sexual Abuse as Sexual Initiation -- Ch. 3. Struggles about Masculinity -- Ch. 4. Same-Sex Abuse -- Ch. 5. The Familial and Cultural Context of Abuse -- Ch. 6. The Effect of Chronic Boundary Violations -- Ch. 7. Dissociation and Multiple Self-States -- Ch. 8. Intimate Relatedness -- Ch. 9. The Patient-Therapist Dyad -- Ch. 10. Gender and the Therapeutic Relationship / Sue A. Shapiro -- Ch. 11. Group Therapy -- App. Cross-References to Personal Histories.