Sexual abuse - Revision history

Etenne at 12:16, 22 March 2016

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	'''Sexual abuse''' is a topic which has become highly controversial since the mid 1970s, especially "child sexual abuse".		'''Sexual abuse''' is a topic which has become highly controversial since the mid 1970s, especially "child sexual abuse".

	The term "sexual abuse" has become a buzzword{ref} wikipedia.org/wiki/buzzword {/ref}, though the meaning is vague and only loosely defined. The term is bandied about indiscriminately in the media; combining the terms "child" with "sexual" and "abuse" in media reporting is guaranteed to increase readership or viewership, which leads to higher advertising revenue for the media companies concerned, and to greater profits.		The term "sexual abuse" has become a [[buzzword]]<ref> wikipedia.org/wiki/buzzword </ref>, though the meaning is vague and only loosely defined. The term is bandied about indiscriminately in the media; combining the terms "child" with "sexual" and "abuse" in media reporting is guaranteed to increase readership or viewership, which leads to higher advertising revenue for the media companies concerned, and to greater profits.

	"Sexual abuse" (however it is defined) ''does'' exist. Men, women, children, babies, dogs, cats, horses, sheep, goats, etc. can all be "sexually abused". But is ''all'' sexual activity to be considered abusive when it involves certain other people, or animals? How does one distinguish between "abuse" and "non-abuse" -- between activity which is unwanted, and that which may be ''desired'' by the participants? How does one know when there is {{w\|consent}} or when there is {{w\|coercion?}} And, since coercion exists on a spectrum -- from mild persuasion to the use of physical force -- where should the line be drawn? When does sexual activity change from being willing to being unwilling?		"Sexual abuse" (however it is defined) ''does'' exist. Men, women, children, babies, dogs, cats, horses, sheep, goats, etc. can all be "sexually abused". But is ''all'' sexual activity to be considered abusive when it involves certain other people, or animals? How does one distinguish between "abuse" and "non-abuse" -- between activity which is unwanted, and that which may be ''desired'' by the participants? How does one know when there is {{w\|consent}} or when there is {{w\|coercion?}} And, since coercion exists on a spectrum -- from mild persuasion to the use of physical force -- where should the line be drawn? When does sexual activity change from being willing to being unwilling?

User4: I gotta figure out this ref thing..

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I gotta figure out this ref thing..

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	'''Sexual abuse''' is a topic which has become highly controversial since the mid 1970s, especially "child sexual abuse".		'''Sexual abuse''' is a topic which has become highly controversial since the mid 1970s, especially "child sexual abuse".

	The term "sexual abuse" has become a {{~~w\|buzzword~~,}} though the meaning is vague and only loosely defined. The term is bandied about indiscriminately in the media; combining the terms "child" with "sexual" and "abuse" in media reporting is guaranteed to increase readership or viewership, which leads to higher advertising revenue for the media companies concerned, and to greater profits.		The term "sexual abuse" has become a buzzword{ref} wikipedia.org/wiki/buzzword {/ref}, though the meaning is vague and only loosely defined. The term is bandied about indiscriminately in the media; combining the terms "child" with "sexual" and "abuse" in media reporting is guaranteed to increase readership or viewership, which leads to higher advertising revenue for the media companies concerned, and to greater profits.

	"Sexual abuse" (however it is defined) ''does'' exist. Men, women, children, babies, dogs, cats, horses, sheep, goats, etc. can all be "sexually abused". But is ''all'' sexual activity to be considered abusive when it involves certain other people, or animals? How does one distinguish between "abuse" and "non-abuse" -- between activity which is unwanted, and that which may be ''desired'' by the participants? How does one know when there is {{w\|consent}} or when there is {{w\|coercion?}} And, since coercion exists on a spectrum -- from mild persuasion to the use of physical force -- where should the line be drawn? When does sexual activity change from being willing to being unwilling?		"Sexual abuse" (however it is defined) ''does'' exist. Men, women, children, babies, dogs, cats, horses, sheep, goats, etc. can all be "sexually abused". But is ''all'' sexual activity to be considered abusive when it involves certain other people, or animals? How does one distinguish between "abuse" and "non-abuse" -- between activity which is unwanted, and that which may be ''desired'' by the participants? How does one know when there is {{w\|consent}} or when there is {{w\|coercion?}} And, since coercion exists on a spectrum -- from mild persuasion to the use of physical force -- where should the line be drawn? When does sexual activity change from being willing to being unwilling?
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	[[Dave Riegel\|Riegel, David R.]] Perception of Harm in Hypothetical Sexual Experiences of Boys with Peer and Older Males. SafeHaven Foundation Research Institute. http://www.shfri.net/dlr/percept.htm		[[Dave Riegel\|Riegel, David R.]] Perception of Harm in Hypothetical Sexual Experiences of Boys with Peer and Older Males. SafeHaven Foundation Research Institute. http://www.shfri.net/dlr/percept.htm

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	==External links==		==External links==


	*[[Ipce]] has extensive materials on the subject of child sexual abuse versus child sexual activity.		*[[Ipce]] has extensive materials on the subject of child sexual abuse versus child sexual activity.
	*http://www.ipce.info		*http://www.ipce.info

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	[[Category:Sexuality]]		[[Category:Sexuality]]
	[[Category:~~Encyclopedia~~]]		[[Category:Sexual exploitation‎]]

User4 at 07:27, 1 March 2015

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	The term "sexual abuse" has become a {{w\|buzzword,}} though the meaning is vague and only loosely defined. The term is bandied about indiscriminately in the media; combining the terms "child" with "sexual" and "abuse" in media reporting is guaranteed to increase readership or viewership, which leads to higher advertising revenue for the media companies concerned, and to greater profits.		The term "sexual abuse" has become a {{w\|buzzword,}} though the meaning is vague and only loosely defined. The term is bandied about indiscriminately in the media; combining the terms "child" with "sexual" and "abuse" in media reporting is guaranteed to increase readership or viewership, which leads to higher advertising revenue for the media companies concerned, and to greater profits.

	"Sexual abuse" (however it is defined) ''does'' exist. Men, women, children, babies, dogs, cats, horses, sheep, goats, etc. can all be "sexually abused". But is ''all'' sexual activity to be considered abusive when it involves ~~those~~ people or ~~those~~ animals? How does one distinguish between "abuse" and "non-abuse" -- between activity which is unwanted, and that which may be ''desired'' by the participants? How does one know when there is {{w\|consent}} or when there is {{w\|coercion?}} And, since coercion exists on a spectrum -- from mild persuasion to the use of physical force -- where should the line be drawn? When does sexual activity change from being willing to being unwilling?		"Sexual abuse" (however it is defined) ''does'' exist. Men, women, children, babies, dogs, cats, horses, sheep, goats, etc. can all be "sexually abused". But is ''all'' sexual activity to be considered abusive when it involves certain other people, or animals? How does one distinguish between "abuse" and "non-abuse" -- between activity which is unwanted, and that which may be ''desired'' by the participants? How does one know when there is {{w\|consent}} or when there is {{w\|coercion?}} And, since coercion exists on a spectrum -- from mild persuasion to the use of physical force -- where should the line be drawn? When does sexual activity change from being willing to being unwilling?

	Do people have the ''right'' to decide what is done to their bodies -- things performed either by themselves or by others -- or does the government have the right to forbid people from performing certain activities? And who, then, decides when a person is "incapacitated" and ''cannot'' exercise free choice?		Do people have the ''right'' to decide what is done to their bodies -- things performed either by themselves or by others -- or does the government have the right to forbid people from performing certain activities? And who, then, decides when a person is "incapacitated" and ''cannot'' exercise free choice?

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	==External links==		==External links==
	*Ipce has extensive materials on the subject of child sexual abuse versus child sexual activity.		*[[Ipce]] has extensive materials on the subject of child sexual abuse versus child sexual activity.
	*http://www.ipce.info		*http://www.ipce.info

	[[Category:Sexuality]]		[[Category:Sexuality]]
	[[Category:Encyclopedia]]		[[Category:Encyclopedia]]

Etenne at 16:33, 28 February 2015

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	''Sexual abuse'' is a topic which has become highly controversial since the mid 1970s, especially "child sexual abuse".		'''Sexual abuse''' is a topic which has become highly controversial since the mid 1970s, especially "child sexual abuse".

	The term "sexual abuse" has become a {{w\|buzzword,}} though the meaning is vague and only loosely defined. The term is bandied about indiscriminately in the media; combining the terms "child" with "sexual" and "abuse" in media reporting is guaranteed to increase readership or viewership, which leads to higher advertising revenue for the media companies concerned, and to greater profits.		The term "sexual abuse" has become a {{w\|buzzword,}} though the meaning is vague and only loosely defined. The term is bandied about indiscriminately in the media; combining the terms "child" with "sexual" and "abuse" in media reporting is guaranteed to increase readership or viewership, which leads to higher advertising revenue for the media companies concerned, and to greater profits.

User4 at 08:09, 28 February 2015

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 A survey conducted by the British [[National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children]] found that, for a hypothetical scenario involving a 15-year-old boy and a 23-year-old woman, current legal definitions of sexual abuse were rejected by 88% of minor respondents.  [[Dave Riegel]] reports that, in a study of an Internet sample presented with a series of hypothetical scenarios involving males of varying ages, perception of sexual abuse among respondents shows a modest but significant negative correlation with perception of consent, suggesting that popular perception of sexual abuse may be inconsistent with certain legal and scientific definitions that do not take consent into account.
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 [[Dave Riegel|Riegel, David R.]]  Perception of Harm in Hypothetical Sexual Experiences of Boys with Peer and Older Males.  SafeHaven Foundation Research Institute.  http://www.shfri.net/dlr/percept.htm
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Etenne at 15:37, 14 April 2014

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	A survey conducted by the British [[National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children]] found that, for a hypothetical scenario involving a 15-year-old boy and a 23-year-old woman, current legal definitions of sexual abuse were rejected by 88% of minor respondents. [[Dave Riegel]] reports that, in a study of an Internet sample presented with a series of hypothetical scenarios involving males of varying ages, perception of sexual abuse among respondents shows a modest but significant negative correlation with perception of consent, suggesting that popular perception of sexual abuse may be inconsistent with certain legal and scientific definitions that do not take consent into account.		A survey conducted by the British [[National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children]] found that, for a hypothetical scenario involving a 15-year-old boy and a 23-year-old woman, current legal definitions of sexual abuse were rejected by 88% of minor respondents. [[Dave Riegel]] reports that, in a study of an Internet sample presented with a series of hypothetical scenarios involving males of varying ages, perception of sexual abuse among respondents shows a modest but significant negative correlation with perception of consent, suggesting that popular perception of sexual abuse may be inconsistent with certain legal and scientific definitions that do not take consent into account.

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	[[Dave Riegel\|Riegel, David R.]] Perception of Harm in Hypothetical Sexual Experiences of Boys with Peer and Older Males. SafeHaven Foundation Research Institute. http://www.shfri.net/dlr/percept.htm		[[Dave Riegel\|Riegel, David R.]] Perception of Harm in Hypothetical Sexual Experiences of Boys with Peer and Older Males. SafeHaven Foundation Research Institute. http://www.shfri.net/dlr/percept.htm

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A survey conducted by the British [[National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children]] found that, for a hypothetical scenario involving a 15-year-old boy and a 23-year-old woman, current legal definitions of sexual abuse were rejected by 88% of minor respondents. [[Dave Riegel]] reports that, in a study of an Internet sample presented with a series of hypothetical scenarios involving males of varying ages, perception of sexual abuse among respondents shows a modest but significant negative correlation with perception of consent, suggesting that popular perception of sexual abuse may be inconsistent with certain legal and scientific definitions that do not take consent into account.

== References ==

Schools 'not advising on abuse'. BBC News. 4 June 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/5047120.stm

[[Dave Riegel|Riegel, David R.]] Perception of Harm in Hypothetical Sexual Experiences of Boys with Peer and Older Males. SafeHaven Foundation Research Institute. http://www.shfri.net/dlr/percept.htm