Essay Archive - Pedophilia: Causes and Typologies
Pedophilia: Causes and Typologies
Perhaps no single act causes such strong emotions as the act of child
sexual abuse. Child molesters can not even find refuge in prisons where
rapists and murderers are commonplace. These offenders are shunned in every
aspect of our society, yet there is no consensus as to the causes of this
behavior.
Sexual abuse of children is not new, and has not always been socially
taboo. The ancient Greeks and Romans used children for sexual
gratification(Langevin, 1983). In Greece, it was commonplace for adolescent
males to be forced into sexual relationships with mature males. This....
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