Moral panic
changing concepts of the child molester in modern America
by Philip Jenkins
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It is commonly acknowledged that sexual abuse of children is a grave and pervasive problem and that child molesters are predators who compulsively repeat their crimes and have little hope of cure. Yet as recently as twenty years ago many experts viewed the problem as a far less serious one, declaring that molestation was very rare and that molesters were merely confused individuals unlikely to repeat their offenses.
Over the past century, opinion has fluctuated between these radically different perspectives. This timely book traces shifting social responses to adult sexual contacts with children, whether this involves molestation by strangers or incestuous acts by family members. The book explores how and why concern about the sexual offender has fluctuated in North America since the late nineteenth century.
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Child sexual abuse, United States, Child molesters, Psychology, Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer, Kindermishandeling, Sexualdelikt, Seksuele mishandeling, Soziokultureller Faktor, Sexual Child Abuse, Paraphilic Disorders, Sexueller Missbrauch, Kinderporno, Child abuse, TRUE CRIME, General, SOCIAL SCIENCE, SociologyPlaces
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Moral panic: changing concepts of the child molester in modern America
1998, Yale University Press
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Moral Panic: Changing Concepts of the Child Molester in Modern America
2008, Yale University Press
in English
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Moral Panic: Changing Concepts of the Child Molester in Modern America
December 28, 2004, Yale University Press
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0300109636 9780300109634
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-292) and index.
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