An edition of Moral Panic (1998)

Moral Panic

Changing Concepts of the Child Molester in Modern America

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Moral Panic
Philip Jenkins
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An edition of Moral Panic (1998)

Moral Panic

Changing Concepts of the Child Molester in Modern America

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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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Moral Panic: Changing Concepts of the Child Molester in Modern America
2008, Yale University Press
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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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Moral panic: changing concepts of the child molester in modern America
1998, Yale University Press
in English
Cover of: Moral Panic
Moral Panic: Changing Concepts of the Child Molester in Modern America
1998, Yale University Press
in English

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