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The examination of cultural productions with nuclear themes reveals the regular recurrence of the theme of incestuous fatherhood. Connections include a nuclear-father figure, one who threatens dependents while purportedly protecting them; the desecration of the future; the betrayal of trust; insidious long-term effects after initial harm; the shattering of safety; the cult of secrecy, aided by psychological defenses of denial, numbing, and splitting (in both survivor and perpetrator); the violation of life-preservative taboos; and survival.

Secondary data are summarized in an overview of the types of violence perpetrated against women worldwide, analyzing them from a feminist perspective. It is argued that violence ranging from harassment through rape & murder are forms of patriarchal terrorism, actions that not only express but maintain male dominance. Issues covered include: rape; incest; battery; sexual slavery, including prostitution, sexual mutilation, & forced marriages; femicide, including dowry murder, denial of food, medicine, & other means of support; denial of contraception & abortion; & sexual murder. Pornography & gorenography (sexually violent & objectifying depictions of women in mainstream media) are considered for their contributions to a cultural climate endorsing such violence. 109 References. Adapted from the source document.