Gender and the Construction of Consent in Child-Adult Sexual Contact
Beyond Gender Neutrality and Male Monopoly
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2369437 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrea Nelson (University of Wisconsin–Madison), P Oliver (0000-0001-7643-1008, University of Wisconsin–Madison) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 554-577 |
| Publication date | 1998-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Gender & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0891-2432 • E-ISSN: 1552-3977 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/089124398012005004 |
| OpenAlex | W2110569263 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 28 |
| References cited | 22 |
Neither legalistic gender-neutral categories nor prior feminist theories adequately capture all of the gender dynamics of child sexual abuse. Surveys of 923 young adults, 88 of whom reported sexual contact with adults before they were 16, complemented by intensive follow-up interviews with 18 reporting contact, reveal that gendered constructions of sexuality and dominance make the experience of abuse significantly different for boys and girls. Girls nearly always had contact with men and tended to experience it as harmful abuse. Boys were more likely to have contact with women than with men; they generally interpreted contact with women as consensual, but their contact with men as abusive. Extensions of feminist gender analysis are required to explain these patterns
Developmental psychology · Domestic violence · Family medicine · Human sexuality · Medical emergency · Poison control · Sexual contact · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Child Abuse and Trauma · Child Welfare and Adoption · Gender Studies · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 28 |
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| Citations per year | 1,17 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2026 (25) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 27 |