Paul Okami
Biographic Data
| ID | 338951 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Paul Okami |
| GIVEN NAMES | Paul |
| FAMILY NAME | Okami |
| SIGNATURE | OKAMI P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Los Angeles |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 60 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
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Human Sex Differences in Sexual Psychology and Behavior
Because age and sex constitute the only distinct anatomical and physiological morphs (types) of the human species, universal sex differences ought to be expected. According to Darwinian theory, the most numerous sex differences are likely to be found in the domains of sexuality and reproduction. We first briefly review the basic model of the adaptationist program of modern Darwinian psychology. We then present evidence suggesting substantial sex …
Early Childhood Exposure to Parental Nudity and Scenes of Parental Sexuality (“Primal Scenes”)
Sexual experiences in early childhood
We present results of the first longitudinal study of long‐term outcome correlates of sexual experiences in early childhood (“sex play”). Two hundred children participated in the UCLA Family Lifestyles Project (FLS), beginning at birth to the current wave of data collection at ages 17–18. For most of the current analyses, data were complete for 96 of the young men and 88 of the young women. Participants were assessed on a wide range of adjustment…
Childhood exposure to parental nudity, parent‐child co‐sleeping, and “primal scenes”
In this article I compare clinical opinion with empirical evidence of psychological harm associated with childhood exposure to parental nudity, parent‐child co‐sleeping, and scenes of parental sexuality (“primal scenes”). Exceedingly scant empirical data could be located. Only in the case of parent‐child co‐sleeping is there any suggestion in the empirical literature of associated harm, and this harm—sleep disturbance—may be an antecedent rather …
Theorizing Sexuality
Personality correlates of pedophilia
This article critically reviews the literature related to personality correlates of pedophilia. It is noted that the "slippage" of legal and moral constructs into operational criteria and research methodology in this field have created impediments to sound professional consensus and the accumulation of a coherent data base. When the construct "pedophile" was separated from the construct "sex offender against a minor," there were no reliable findi…
Child perpetrators of sexual abuse”
This article critically examines the emergence in the professional literature of a new category of criminal deviant: the very young juvenile “sexual offender” (“child perpetrator”). It is argued that current research and writings on “child perpetrators” 1) fail to adhere to established tenets of scientific inquiry; 2) attempt to pathologize species‐typical behaviors; and 3) reflect symbolic opposition to widespread sexual license perceived to hav…
Intolerable Grievances Patiently Endured
Competing theories of anti-Jewish sentiment among African-Americans are reviewed and evaluated. Survey data are cited to support the hypothesis that two strains of black antisemitism exist: old-fashioned antisemitism, which closely resembles traditional American antisemitism, and referent antisemitism, a more recent development characteristic of anti-Jewish sentiment among the educated African-American middle-class. It is proposed that old-fashio…
Self-reports of ?positive? childhood and adolescent sexual contacts with older persons
Human Sex Differences in Sexual Psychology and Behavior
Because age and sex constitute the only distinct anatomical and physiological morphs (types) of the human species, universal sex differences ought to be expected. According to Darwinian theory, the most numerous sex differences are likely to be found in the domains of sexuality and reproduction. We first briefly review the basic model of the adaptationist program of modern Darwinian psychology. We then present evidence suggesting substantial sex …
Sexual experiences in early childhood
We present results of the first longitudinal study of long‐term outcome correlates of sexual experiences in early childhood (“sex play”). Two hundred children participated in the UCLA Family Lifestyles Project (FLS), beginning at birth to the current wave of data collection at ages 17–18. For most of the current analyses, data were complete for 96 of the young men and 88 of the young women. Participants were assessed on a wide range of adjustment…
Child perpetrators of sexual abuse”
This article critically examines the emergence in the professional literature of a new category of criminal deviant: the very young juvenile “sexual offender” (“child perpetrator”). It is argued that current research and writings on “child perpetrators” 1) fail to adhere to established tenets of scientific inquiry; 2) attempt to pathologize species‐typical behaviors; and 3) reflect symbolic opposition to widespread sexual license perceived to hav…
Self-reports of ?positive? childhood and adolescent sexual contacts with older persons
Personality correlates of pedophilia
This article critically reviews the literature related to personality correlates of pedophilia. It is noted that the "slippage" of legal and moral constructs into operational criteria and research methodology in this field have created impediments to sound professional consensus and the accumulation of a coherent data base. When the construct "pedophile" was separated from the construct "sex offender against a minor," there were no reliable findi…
Early Childhood Exposure to Parental Nudity and Scenes of Parental Sexuality (“Primal Scenes”)
Intolerable Grievances Patiently Endured
Competing theories of anti-Jewish sentiment among African-Americans are reviewed and evaluated. Survey data are cited to support the hypothesis that two strains of black antisemitism exist: old-fashioned antisemitism, which closely resembles traditional American antisemitism, and referent antisemitism, a more recent development characteristic of anti-Jewish sentiment among the educated African-American middle-class. It is proposed that old-fashio…
Theorizing Sexuality
Self-reports of ?positive? childhood and adolescent sexual contacts with older persons
Personality correlates of pedophilia
This article critically reviews the literature related to personality correlates of pedophilia. It is noted that the "slippage" of legal and moral constructs into operational criteria and research methodology in this field have created impediments to sound professional consensus and the accumulation of a coherent data base. When the construct "pedophile" was separated from the construct "sex offender against a minor," there were no reliable findi…
Child perpetrators of sexual abuse”
This article critically examines the emergence in the professional literature of a new category of criminal deviant: the very young juvenile “sexual offender” (“child perpetrator”). It is argued that current research and writings on “child perpetrators” 1) fail to adhere to established tenets of scientific inquiry; 2) attempt to pathologize species‐typical behaviors; and 3) reflect symbolic opposition to widespread sexual license perceived to hav…
Intolerable Grievances Patiently Endured
Competing theories of anti-Jewish sentiment among African-Americans are reviewed and evaluated. Survey data are cited to support the hypothesis that two strains of black antisemitism exist: old-fashioned antisemitism, which closely resembles traditional American antisemitism, and referent antisemitism, a more recent development characteristic of anti-Jewish sentiment among the educated African-American middle-class. It is proposed that old-fashio…
Theorizing Sexuality
Childhood exposure to parental nudity, parent‐child co‐sleeping, and “primal scenes”
In this article I compare clinical opinion with empirical evidence of psychological harm associated with childhood exposure to parental nudity, parent‐child co‐sleeping, and scenes of parental sexuality (“primal scenes”). Exceedingly scant empirical data could be located. Only in the case of parent‐child co‐sleeping is there any suggestion in the empirical literature of associated harm, and this harm—sleep disturbance—may be an antecedent rather …
Sexual experiences in early childhood
We present results of the first longitudinal study of long‐term outcome correlates of sexual experiences in early childhood (“sex play”). Two hundred children participated in the UCLA Family Lifestyles Project (FLS), beginning at birth to the current wave of data collection at ages 17–18. For most of the current analyses, data were complete for 96 of the young men and 88 of the young women. Participants were assessed on a wide range of adjustment…
Early Childhood Exposure to Parental Nudity and Scenes of Parental Sexuality (“Primal Scenes”)
Human Sex Differences in Sexual Psychology and Behavior
Because age and sex constitute the only distinct anatomical and physiological morphs (types) of the human species, universal sex differences ought to be expected. According to Darwinian theory, the most numerous sex differences are likely to be found in the domains of sexuality and reproduction. We first briefly review the basic model of the adaptationist program of modern Darwinian psychology. We then present evidence suggesting substantial sex …
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Psychology (9 works) · Developmental psychology (7 works) · Human sexuality (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works)