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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819774003321

Titolo

Censoring sex research : the debate over male intergenerational relations / / editors, Thomas K. Hubbard and Beert Verstraete

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-315-43243-9

1-61132-724-5

1-315-43244-7

1-315-43245-5

1-61132-340-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (335 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HubbardThomas K

VerstraeteBeert C

Disciplina

306.76/6072

Soggetti

Homosexuality - Research

Sexology - Research - Censorship

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2013 by Left Coast Press, Inc.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword. Taboo Sex Research: Thinking Outside The Box, Daniel C. Tsang.; Introduction, Thomas K. Hubbard; Chapter 1. Pederasty: An Intergration of Empiracal, Historical, Sociological, Cross-Cultural, Cross-Species, And Evolutionary Evidence And Perspectives, Bruce Rind; Chapter 2. More Speech Or Less? Censoring Social Science, Patrick O'Neill and Janice Best; Chapter 3. Intergenerational Sexualities: A Case Study On The Colonization Of Late Modern Sexual Subjects And Researcher Agendas, Richard Yuill

Chapter 4. Blinded By Science: A Critique of Rind's Views On Pederasty, Richard D. McAnulty & Lester W. Wright Jr.Chapter 5. A Critique Of The Academic Process And Application Of Evolutionary Theory In Pederasty: An IntergrationOf Empirical, Historical, Sociological, Cross-Cultural, Cross-Species, And Evolutionary Perspectives By Dr. Bruce Rind, L. Eric Alcorn; Chapter 6. Same Sex, Different Ages: On Pederasty In Gay History, D.H. Mader And Gert Hekma; Chapter 7. ""Here's To You, Mr. Robinson"": Men Who Have Sexual Relations With Male Minors, David F. Greenberg



Chapter 8. Harming Children In The Name Of ""Child Protection"": How Minors Who Have Sex With Other Minors Are Abused By The Law And Therapy, Andrew HellerChapter 9. The Sex Offender System: Punishing Homo Sager, The New Internal Enemy, Thomas K. Hubbard; Chapter 10. Blinded By Politics And Morality - A Reply To McAnulty And Wright, Bruce Rind; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This volume sheds light on one of the most explosive episodes of censure of academic scholarship in recent decades. Bruce Rind, a former psychology professor at Temple University, investigated sexual relations between male adults and adolescents through history and across cultures, from highly institutionalized relationships in Ancient Greece and Rome, to 33 contemporary cultures including the USA, and among various species. His conclusions that these relations, when consensual, are not always negative was radical, but based in his research findings. Even before publication of an invited