Although females of all ages are raped, more than 50% of U. S. female rape victims reported that their first rape occurred before they were 18 years old, and 22% reported that their first rape occurred before they were 12 (see I Figure 17.1). Women ages 16 to 24 are the most frequent victims of […]
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Victims of Child Sexual Abuse
Although research is limited because of sampling and responding rates, we do know that the median age for sexual abuse of both girls and boys is around 8 or 9 years old (Feinauer, 1988; Finkelhor et al., 1990). Boys are more likely to be sexually abused by strangers (40% of boys, 21% of girls), whereas […]
Incidence of Child Sexual Abuse
Accurate statistics on the prevalence of child sexual abuse are difficult to come by for many reasons: some victims are uncertain about the precise definition of sexual abuse, or they might be unwilling to report, and/or uncomfortable about sex and sexuality in general (Ephross, 2005: Finkelhor, 1984). The overall reported incidence has been increasing over […]
SEX TOMORROW. ‘I can remember when the air was clean and the sex was dirty.’. George Burns 1896-1996
Peering through a telescope into the future, it appears that, thanks to science, our sex lives are about to take off as never before. We will take advantage of advances in surgical techniques to acquire perfect bodies, make use of ‘neuromacrosensing’ which sends in microscopic ‘nanobots’ to caress sensitive areas with pinpoint accuracy (producing unprecedented […]
CK SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN
So far we have been talking about forced sexual relations between adults. But what happens when the coercive behavior involves children? Child sexual abuse is defined as sexual behavior that occurs between an adult and a minor. One important characteristic of child sexual abuse is the dominant, powerful position of the adult or older teen […]
Down to the nineteenth century
In the Middle Ages the Catholic church issued a long list of prohibitions in which all sins were described and assigned an appropriate penance. Masturbation scored high on this list, though the penalty imposed depended on age and marital and religious status. In the seventeenth century science adopted the conclusions of the church virtually without […]
Sexuality as a Competition
A second metaphor conceptualizes sexuality as a competition. Sexuality is compared with a baseball game in which the batter (i. e., the man) tries to hit a home run (i. e., obtain sexual intercourse). Scoring, a term often used by young men to describe a successful sexual encounter (i. e., one that resulted in sexual […]
Characteristics of Rapists
Are rapists characterized by a single personality or behavioral pattern? Until recently, efforts to answer this question have been hindered by both a narrow conceptualization of rape and inadequate research methods. This was because our knowledge of the characteristics and motivations of rapists was based primarily on studies of men convicted of the crime—a sample […]
Impact of the Media
The media play a powerful role in transmitting cultural values and norms. Some novels, films, videos, Internet websites, and computer games perpetuate the notion that women want to be raped. Often, fictionalized rape scenes begin with a woman resisting her attacker, only to melt into passionate acceptance. In the rare cases where male-to-male rape is […]
THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF SEX. HORMONES
What intrigued me most in writing this archeology of sex hormones is the very complex and multileveled impact of the hormonally constructed body concept on our understanding and treatment of the body. The story of hormones exemplifies the transformative power of science and technology. Or to quote Giddens: “Knowledge does not simply render the body […]