Abstract of main article: The perpetrator, the victim and "the quiet part" constitute three roles in the incestuous family. It is often the father, or the stepfather, in the family who is the perpetrator, and a daughter who is the victim. The mother sometimes - "as if asleep" - pretends not to know what is going on and is for that reason called "the quiet part" or "the third man".

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"The Incestuous Family - Roles in Families with Sexual Abuse"

  1. Rathsman, Kerstin. Incest - Att bo i en stulen kropp. Studentlitteratur. Lund: 2001
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