The Best Kept Secret: Sexual Abuse Of Children

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A study which shows that sexual abuse of children has an extensive history and has been - and still is - condoned by society. The author is on the board of New York Women Against Rape and works with Women Against Pornography. Her commentary is coupled with the testimonies of victims. Front Cover Back Cover Font Flap Back Flap Afterword Chapter Notes Index THE BEST KEPT SECRET: Sexual Abuse of Children Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Susan Brownmiller Preface: Growing Up Molested 1. A LOOK AT THE PROBLEM A FAMILY AFFAIR DIMENSIONS MEDICAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN WOMEN TALKING MEN TALKING 2. THE BIBLE AND THE TALMUD: AN INFAMOUS TRADITION BEGINS THREE YEARS AND A DAY CHILD MARRIAGE CHILD RAPE CHILD PROSTITUTION THE FREE FEMALE STATUTORY NONVIRGINS YESTERDAY AND TODAY 3. THE CHRISTIANS CHILD MARRIAGE THE “ONE FLESH” PRINCIPLE CHILD RAPE THE PRIESTHOOD THE WITCH HUNT SEX OFFENDERS AND POSSESSED WOMEN AND CHILDREN POSSESSION: FANTASY OR HYSTERIA? 4. GREEK LOVE BOY LOVE 5. A VICTORIAN CHILDHOOD MEN OF LETTERS A DIFFERENT CASE COMMERCIAL SEX CHILD PROSTITUTION WHITE SLAVERY THE REVOLT OF THE WOMEN AND SOCIAL PURITY JOSEPHINE BUTLER THE ABOLITIONISTS WILLIAM STEAD 6. CHILD MARRIAGE IN INDIA 7. A FREUDIAN COVER-UP A FREUDIAN DISCRETION THE FLIESS CAPER FATHER FREUD AND OEDIPUS REX A FREUDIAN GASLIGHT IS FREUD TO BLAME? 8. MYTHS, FAIRY TALES AND FILMS HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN FAIRYTALES ARE MADE, NOT BORN THE MANUFACTURED IMAGE THE WALKING, TALKING IMAGE MARY PICKFORD AND SHIRLEY TEMPLE 9. THE DEMON NYMPHETTE THE ARTISTS THE HUCKSTERS THE THEATER, THE CINEMA AND TV LITTLE FEMMES FATALES LOLITA 10. FATHERS AND DAUGHTERS 11. SEX EDUCATION AND THE IF SHE’S BIG ENOUGH, SHE’S OLD ENOUGH 12. A HARD LOOK AT THE LAW STATUTORY RAPE FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY LYING CHILDREN 13. CHILD PROSTITUTION AND KIDDIE PORN CHILD PROSTITUTION CHILD PORNOGRAPHY PORNOGRAPHY AND VIOLENCE 14. THE SEXUAL ABUSE OF BOYS 15. FROM THE SENSUOUS WOMAN TO THE SENSUOUS CHILD: LIBERATION OR BACKLASH? 16. THE FIRST STEP