This book is grounded in the debates of the 1980s and 90s that surrounded recollections of childhood sexual abuse, particularly those that emerged in the context of psychotherapy. In looking back on the volatile and heated recovered memory debate, "Memory Matters" takes up a set of questions about memory, sexuality, and childhood that still linger. In this volume, the editors make use of current memory scholarship to explore the set of ethical, moral and cultural issues that continue to shape the ways in which memory is conceived in a range of scientific, therapeutic and legal settings. The contributing authors explain how our understanding of memory operates through these diverse sets of practice using key theories to underpin the recovered/false memory debate, alongside critical perspectives on memory within the social sciences. The shared set of questions addressed by the authors creates a dialogue with the reader as well as touchstones for returning to recurring questions. "Memory Matters" is therefore an ideal resource for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students in the social sciences and legal studies, as well as practitioners in the fields of mental health, crisis services, and the law. The book should be of particular interest to professionals working with children and adults who have been sexually abused or where claims of sexual abuse have not yet been settled.