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Larry L. Constantine
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Children and Sex: New Findings, New Perspectives |
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English |
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Hardcover |
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288 |
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1981-10-01 |
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0316153311 |
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Little, Brown |
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1.74 pounds |
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6.3 x 0.91 x 9.45 inches |
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1st |
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Product Description
Not since the publication of Moll's "The Sexual Life of the Child" at the turn of the century has one source offered so many fresh and provocative insights into child sexuality. A fascinating collection of the best and latest original ideas and research of an international group of prominent sex researchers and writers, "Children and Sex" provides a cross-cultural, multidisciplinary introduction to modern thought regarding child sexuality and sexual experiences during early life that is unique in the literature. Candid to the point of controversy, this pathbreaking book deliberately challenges long-established views and conventional wisdom to inspire further exploration of this largely unknown - and often taboo - subject.
Having chosen each contribution for its novel approach and significant conclusions, the editors use three themes to build an unusually cohesive view of child sexuality and the sexual experiences of children. The first theme maintains that children are sexual beings whose sexual interests and development are continuous. The second, that the sexuality of childhood, adolescence, and adulthood are closely related parts of a continuum rather than distinct and disconnected phenomena. The final and most thought-provoking theme proposes that sexual experiences during childhood, even exceptional experiences such as incest or relations with an adult, are highly varied in their impact and long-range effects, and must be understood in context, not categorically classified as negative.
The book is clearly destined to rank with such prestigious works as Freud's essay on infantile sexuality and Moll's "The Sexual Life of the Child". A milestone in the sexology literature, it is essential reading for sexologists, sex educators, sex therapists, psychiatrists, and every other professional involved in child health and development.
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