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Adjective: synonym of pedophilic
1984 May, Theodorus G. M. Sandfort, “Sex in pedophiliac relationships: an empirical investigation among a non-representative group of boys”, in Journal of Sex Research, volume 20, number 2, Philadelphia : Routledge, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 123–142:[…] research into pedophilia should not a priori categorize the adults in pedosexual contacts as offenders and the children as victims, labeling all pedosexual contact as abuse or misuse. […] samples for research should no longer be drawn only from the judicial system and child guidance clinics.
1988, Frank van Ree, “A Pedosexual Pedophile Splitting and Projective Identification”, in Journal of Homosexuality, volume 15, numbers 1-2, →DOI, →ISSN, page 97:The title of this essay makes a distinction between Pedophilia (DSM-III code 302.83)2 and Pedosexuality—a distinction not to be found in the DSM classification. One speaks of Pedosexuality if sexual contact takes place without a deeper personal involvement by the perpetrator.3
1990, Jay R. Feierman, “A biosocial overview of adult human sexual behavior with children and adolescents”, in Jay R. Feierman, editor, Pedophilia: biosocial dimensions, New York : Springer, →ISBN, page 31:The public image of the "child molester" who with candy lures children who are strangers to him from playgrounds into sexual activity is legend, but this image describes the behavior of a pedosexual psychopath more than the behavior of a true pedophile.
1990, Herman Dienske, “The concept of function in the behavioral sciences with specific reference to pedophilia and pedosexual behavior”, in Jay R. Feierman, editor, Pedophilia: biosocial dimensions, New York : Springer, →ISBN, page 330:Therefore, some aspects of pedophilia and pedosexual behavior may in principle be functional, even though pedosexual behavior does not result in offspring either because the juvenile partner has not reached reproductive maturity or because the participants are of the same sex […]
1991, Edward Brongersma, “Boy-lovers and their influence on boys: Distorted research and anecdotal observations”, in Journal of Homosexuality, volume 20, numbers 1-2, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 145–173:[…] experience with boy-lovers has convinced the author that one can often learn more about them from […] novels than from […] studies. […] research is unreliable because (1) it assumes pedosexual activity is a positive indicator of pedophilia; (2) no distinction is drawn between psuedo-pedophiles and real pedophiles; […]
1991, Leila Vennewitz, Banished knowledge: facing childhood injuries, New York: Doubleday, translation of Das verbannte Wissen by Alice Miller, →ISBN, page 66:[…] the large proportion of children who undergo pedosexual acts is actually cited to demonstrate that this is quite a common occurrence, […]
- 1994, T. P. Smith, Effects of the child's relative age appearance and attractiveness on vulnerability to pedosexual interactions (Doctoral dissertation, University of Texas at Austin, 1993; published by Dissertation Abstracts International, 54(12), 6472B)
2003 April 23, Michael C. Seto, “Psychophysiological assessment of paraphilic sexual interests”, in indiana.edu, archived from the original on 2015-05-03, page 3:Paraphilic sexual interests have an important role in many contemporary theories of sexual offending […] . Many pedosexual offenders (sex offenders with child victims) are thought to be motivated by a sexual preference for prepubescent children and many rapists are thought to be motivated by a sexual preference for nonconsenting, forced sex. Some sex offenders may be motivated by both pedophilic and biastophilic interests, because they show substantial sexual arousal to depictions of nonconsenting, coercive sexual activity involving children […]
2003, T. J. Davis, Diary of a Pedophile, Bend, OR: Brownsville, →ISBN, page 163:Mr. Gat was the national director for "Free and Legal Love, Young and Old" an organization considered by some to be one of the most vile pedosexual organizations in the country.
2004, Johannes Bitzer, Judith Alder, Udo Rauchfleisch, Sibil Tschudin, Elizabeth Zemp, Ulrike Kostka, “Switzerland”, in Robert T. Francoeur, Raymond J. Noonan, et al., editors, Continuum Complete International Encyclopedia of Sexuality, online edition, Bloomington, IN: The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction, under license from Continuum International Publishing Group, page 1002:A. Coercive Sexual Behaviors¶
Child Sexual Abuse, Incest, and Pedosexuality (Pedophilia)¶
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Pedosexuality¶
We prefer this term instead of “pedophilia,” which […] conceals the aggressive dimension of these deeds. Pedosexuality focuses on the various dynamics and interactions between perpetrator and victim. Similar to incest are those cases where the perpetrator is […] is quite close to the child. Most of the cases of pedosexuality belong to this group. In 2002, […] pedosexuality became a public issue when pedosexual crimes committed by Roman Catholic priests decades earlier became a public scandal. It seems that not all these priests are men with pedosexual preferences, but instead chose to abuse children as the way of the lowest resistance (“Weg des geringsten Widerstandes”). Though the officials of the Roman Catholic Church, […] denied any connection with the forced celibacy of priests, […] the structures and the sexual norms of the Roman Catholic Church are important factors and are directly (causally) related to these pedosexual acts of priests.
- 2007, Michael H. Tonry, Catrien C. J. H. Bijleveld, Crime and justice in the Netherlands →ISBN, page 373:
- For about 40 percent of sex offenders, a sex offense was their first registered offense. Using police data, Bijleveld, Meijer, and Prins (2000) concluded that only one in eight of those registered for a pedosexual offense in police databases
2008 September 30, Robert A. J Gagnon, “More reasons why Stacy Johnson's A time to embrace should not be embraced: part III: science, nature, history, and logic”, in robgagnon.net, Pittsburgh, PA, archived from the original on 2008-10-05:Try applying Johnson’s argument to an act that presumably we can all agree is abhorrent such as pedophilia. By Johnson’s logic, if groups like NAMBLA (North American Man-Boy Love Association) were ever to gain significant influence in church and society, it would be contradictory for those who viewed pedophilia as abhorrent to oppose pedosexual advocacy vigorously. Obviously that would be ridiculous.
2011, Peter H. Schmedding, “Introduction”, in Pedophiles and your child, Trafford, →ISBN, page xiii:[…] the word Pedophile has established itself as the sexual exploitation of children, in fact even in languages other than English. Do we talk about the heterophile, the biphile or the homophile? As we normally take 'heterosexual' etc. as accepted expressions, similarly an appropriate word would have been: 'Pedosexual'. I consider words such as pedophile and pedophilia as misleading and damaging.
- 2014, Vern L. Bullough, Bonnie Bullough, Human Sexuality: An Encyclopedia →ISBN, page 191:
- Ethology, sociobiology, and behavioral ecology are all aware that there are nonreproductive sexual behaviors (e.g., masturbation, and homosexual and pedosexual behaviors) as well as non-sexual reproductive behaviors (e.g., parturition and parenting).
Noun: synonym of pedophile
- 1988, Michael W. Ross, Psychopathology and Psychotherapy in Homosexuality →ISBN, page 97:
- Fitch stated that pedosexuals are often the product of inferior environments or broken homes,
- 1995, Louis Diamant, Richard D. McAnulty, The Psychology of Sexual Orientation, Behavior, and ... →ISBN, page 14:
- However, if drive, aim, and object structure of orientation were permissible, these people might more appropriately be considered pedosexuals since the object of the drive is not a sexually developed person and the sexual aim is pregenital.
- 2004, Paul Verhaeghe, On Being Normal and Other Disorders →ISBN:
- With the use of validated research instruments, they studied four variables in a population of pedosexuals based on the structural equation model: parental sensitivity, trust, adult romantic attachment, and personality disorders.
- 2007, Larry Siegel, Joseph Senna, Introduction to Criminal Justice →ISBN, page 48:
- Women holding babies and small children have also been seen touting for pedosexuals from Germany. Small babies and children up to six years of age are usually offered to tourists by women.
- a. 2010, a blogger, quoted in Critical Thinking Unleashed →ISBN, 2009), page 57:
- "What has bothered me the most about those who support gay marriage is that they refuse to support pedosexuals and help protect their rights."
2010 December 20, “Polk County Sheriff's Office charges pedophilia guide / training / grooming book author Philip Greaves, 2nd with Distribution of Obscene Material Depicting Minors Engaged in Conduct Harmful to Minors (FS 847.011(1)(C))”, in polksheriff.org, Winter Haven, FL: Polk County Sheriff's Office, archived from the original on 2010-12-27:Pedophiles feel great affection for their young partners, and do everything possible to avoid causing them any pain. Because of this, pedosexuals never practice intercourse with juveniles under thirteen, and usually not before sixteen.
Context: Greaves was defending pedophiles and attempts to distinguish acceptable acts against different aged children.
- 2014, D. F. Swaab, We Are Our Brains: A Neurobiography of the Brain →ISBN:
- There, pedosexuals are helped by a group of volunteers after their detention. The resulting social network has been shown to cut reoffending rates quite considerably.
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