Moral Panic: Changing Concepts of the Child Molester in Modern America

Moral Panic: Changing Concepts of the Child Molester in Modern America
ISBN-10
0300109636
ISBN-13
9780300109634
Category
Family & Relationships
Pages
320
Language
English
Published
2004-12-01
Publisher
Yale University Press
Author
Philip Jenkins

Description

Today, it is commonly acknowledged that sexual abuse of children is a grave and pervasive problem. Yet 20 years ago many experts believed that child molestation was a rare offense. This book traces shifting social responses to child molestation.

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