Child_Abuse

Child Abuse Today in America, there is an increasing interest in the treatment and prevention of sexual assault of children and adolescents. There have been several attempts to defining what constitutes sexual abuse. Perhaps no single act causes such strong emotions as the act of child sexual abuse. Child molesters can not even find refuge in prisons where rapists and murderers are commonplace. These offenders are shunned in every aspect of our society, yet there is no consensus as to the causes of this behavior. Sexual abuse of children is not new, and has not always been socially taboo. The ancient Greeks and Romans used children for sexual gratification (Mayer, 1983). In Greece, it was commonplace for adolescent males to be forced into sexual relationships with mature males. This behavior was normal and not objected to by the child’s parents or the Greek government (Mayer, 1983). The Romans encouraged adolescent boys and girls not to protest being sold into prostitution. The Roman government even went so far as to declare a public holiday honoring young prostitutes. The effects of childhood sexual abuse are frequently lifelong and severe. The effects of sexual abuse are so sexual, abuse, children, behavior, child, family, pedophilia, incest, been, within, often, offenders, 1983, sexually, role, researchers, pedophile, members, mayer, found, behaviors, act, suggested, parents, one, needs, incestuous, even, causes, addict, two, stage, social, since, sex