Khar, Aarohi and Konatambigi, Rajani  <br/><br/>
Why children do not disclose sexual abuse: Role of shared schemas  

 - The Indian Journal of Social Work   
 - 84(1), Jan, 2023: p.39-52 
<br/><br/> This is theoretical paper, which conceptualises reason non-discourse of sexual abuse by child victim, a s an outcome of existing cognitive schemas in Indian society. The paper acquaints us with the multiple schemas existing in Indian society. Children acquire these notions through socialization via shared values and belief such, l over time, become their guiding schemas in the event of subsume. The authors theories that schemas impact the child’s psyche and act as barriers to disclosure. – Reproduced