Moral panic :: changing concepts of the child molester in modern America /

"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, de...

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1. Verfasser: Jenkins, Philip, 1952-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©1998.
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Zusammenfassung:"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."--Jacket
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xii, 302 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-292) and index.
ISBN:0585358559
9780585358550
9780300148534
0300148534
9780300073874
0300073879

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