Sexual Development in Childhood

John Bancroft

ISBN 10: 0253342430 / ISBN 13: 9780253342430

Published by Indiana University Press Nov 2003, 2003

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Neuware - Approached with either 'indifference' or 'panic' in our culture, discussion of childhood sexuality remains submerged within political and moral debates that have historically impededits understanding. In contrast, Sexual Development in Childhood brings together respected researchers and clinicians to assess the current state of knowledge about childhood sexuality. The result is a comprehensive presentation of the latest research that is rational, balanced, and thorough. The wide-ranging essays in Sexual Development in Childhood seek collectively to answer many of the most vital questions in the field of childhood development. What is childhood sexuality, and why should it be studied How should it be measured, and what research methods are most useful What are the current empirical results of research, and in what direction do these studies intend to go in the future The essays offered in answer to these questions propose to help us understand both the normal range of sexual development in children and the consequences of abusive sexual experiences-objectives that should make this volume an essential resource for teachers, advocates, and social policy professionals as well as for researchers and clinicians.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sexual Development in Childhood
• Publisher: Indiana University Press Nov 2003
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0253342430
• ISBN 13: 9780253342430
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 240W x 168H x 32D millimeters 240 millimeters width by 168 millimeters height by 32 millimeters depth
• Weight: 871 grams

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Synopsis

Approached with either "indifference" or "panic" in our culture, discussion of childhood sexuality remains submerged within political and moral debates that have historically impeded its understanding. In contrast, Sexual Development in Childhood brings together respected researchers and clinicians to assess the current state of knowledge about childhood sexuality. The result is a comprehensive presentation of the latest research that is rational, balanced, and thorough.

The wide-ranging essays in Sexual Development in Childhood seek collectively to answer many of the most vital questions in the field of childhood development. What is childhood sexuality, and why should it be studied? How should it be measured, and what research methods are most useful? What are the current empirical results of research, and in what direction do these studies intend to go in the future? The essays offered in answer to these questions propose to help us understand both the normal range of sexual development in children and the consequences of abusive sexual experiences―objectives that should make this volume an essential resource for teachers, advocates, and social policy professionals as well as for researchers and clinicians.

About the Author

John Bancroft was trained in medicine at Cambridge University and in psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry, London. He has been Director of the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction, and Professor of Psychiatry at Indiana University since May 1995. He is the author of Human Sexuality and Its Problems, and was founding editor of Annual Review of Sex Research.