Objective and Ideology
Criticism of Theo Sandfort's Research on Man-Boy Sexual Relations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3650796 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert Bauserman (Syracuse University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 297-312 |
| Publication date | 1991-02-04 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Homosexuality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-8369 • E-ISSN: 1540-3602 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1300/j082v20n01_17 |
| PMID | 2086636 |
| OpenAlex | W2081480426 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
Three critiques of Theo Sandfort's research on man-boy sexual relationships in the Netherlands are examined and evaluated. Three types of criticisms-methodological, speculative, and moral- are identified. Specific criticisms of the study are evaluated on the basis of their validity and, where appropriate, their underlying assumptions. It is argued that moral condemnation of such relationships, combined with a prevailing ideology of boy "victims" and adult "perpetrators," results in efforts by Sandfort's critics to attack and descredit his research rather than evaluate it objectively
Criminology · Epistemology · Ideology · Political science · Politics · Psychoanalysis · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.15 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1993 - 2019 (27) |
| Highly cited | No |