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Citation

Drugge U. J. Fam. Hist. 2008; 33(4): 411-429.

Affiliation

Department of Human Sciences, University of Kalmar, Sweden.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, National Council On Family Relations, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0363199008323724

PMID

19244716

Abstract

Two generations of a family who lived in mid-nineteenth rural Sweden are described. Domestic violence was a common feature in the first generation family. The salient feature there was undoubtedly the incestuous father-daughter relationships. The way incest appeared in Sweden about 150 years ago, the role of local authorities, and the serious consequences to those victimized is analyzed with reference to both the cultural context of that time and to modern theories of incest. Seemingly puzzling violence committed by a second generation family member is related to the domestic violence in the previous generation. Due to the extraordinary character of the incest cases and the specific church council sessions in which the incest case was treated, aspects of family life normally hidden behind curtains of conventions were made public. Reaction patterns drawn from this case indicate a patriarchal system of oppression and badly-directed considerations.


Language: en

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