Pedophilia - other research
Angelides, Steven, The Emergence of the Paedophile in the Late
Twentieth Century;
2005, University of
Melbourne
This article
explores the cultural and historical conditions structuring the
emergence of the category of the 'paedophile' in Western discourse in
the latter part of the twentieth century. It argues not only that the
'paedophile' was an outgrowth of social and political power struggles
around questions of normative masculinity and male sexuality, but also
that homophobia played a central role in its formation. In addition to
regulating social and intimate relations between men, woman and
children, the category of the 'paedophile' was homosexualized in order
to demarcate 'normal' from 'pathological' masculinities.
Michael
M. Griesemer - translated, quoted and summarized
Ausmass und Auswirkungen massenmedialer Desinformation zum Stand der
Wissenschaften über sexuellen Kindesmissbrauch - am Beispiel einer
tragischen klinischen Entwicklunsabweichung; Arbeitsgemeinschaft
Humane Sexualität e.V., Gießen, 2004
If I want to
distinguish two periods [...], I mark 1987 as the dividing line.
[Summarized:] Since that year, the media weekly mentioned sexual abuse
of children and pedophilia, before scarcely known by society and
psychologists, presented as a monstrosity.
The other period I distinguish starts in 1950 with Kinsey's report, goes
via the permissive year 1968 to the early eighties with its welfare. And
than, [after 1987], the period of the fall of the communists in the East
[of Germany] until 2003.
There are significant differences in the way of speaking in both
periods, a difference that has had consequences for our work as
psychologists [...]. Also psychologists felt a pressure to prosecute in
our work, and had to adapt their way of speaking.
Jonelle Naudé,
Reconstructing
Paedophilia
an analysis of current discourses and the construct of close
relationships.
Thesis submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
Masters of Science at the University of Stellenbosch - Supervisor:
Mr C. Petty - December 2005
Analysis reveals how the dominant positivist approach to
paedophilia research embeds and perpetuates moral and often prejudicial
positions that in turn influence the validity of empirical findings and
theory, and tend to marginalise contradictory evidence.
[... I]t appears that the framework opens a discursive space in which
the psychological dimensions of paedophilia may be problematised in ways
that are less susceptible to implicit prejudice and bias, and therefore
empirically more sound. The implications hereof for research, theory and
psychotherapeutic intervention in the area of paedophilia are discussed
briefly.
Vogt, Horst, Pedophilia
The Leipziger Study of the Social and Psychical Situation of Pedophilic
Men
Pabst Science Publishers, Lengerich, 2006
This is a translation of
Pädophilie; Leipzicher Studie zur gesellschaftlichen und psychischen
Situation pädophiler Männer - ISBN-10: 3-89967-323-9; ISBN-13:
978-3-89967-323-4.
The translation will gradually be given here.
Given
the fact that most of those effected find them helpful, the question
arises as to what extent pedophile self-help groups are worthy of social
support (e.g. making space available, club memberships, etc.). In the
media, pedophile self-help groups are sometimes categorically
characterized as criminal rings. Based on the author's experience, there
are some serious pedophile self-help groups which incorporate expert
psychological care (e.g. in Frankfurt) that certainly do not constitute
criminal organizations, and which are worthy of support.