SOCIOL 3GG3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Sex Education, Pedophilia, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
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Individuals who behave in this behaviour have little support illegal and extremely deviant: disgusting to most. Lowest rung of inmate stratification system and are kept in private custody for their own safety. Important to know how they protect their self image amongst social devaluement. Pedophilia typically refers to sexual orientation or preference where child molestation refers to an actual behaviour. Pederast adult male sexually attracted to boys. Child molester just engages in activity, may or may not be sexually interested in them. Situational or regressed child molester not classified as pedophiles. There is usually a stressor which precipitates this behaviour. Preferential or fixed molester habitual compulsion to molest kids of a certain age. Single men who have little contact w inds their age: often uses kiddie porn. Potential to molest a lot of people: mysoped rarest and most feared, want to harm victims, often mutilated or murdered.