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Pedophilia is considered to be a deviant behavior because it is socially and morally wrong according to the reactivist and normative definitions. Pedophilia is defined as the act or fantasy of engaging in sexual activity with pre pubertal children as the preferred or exclusive method of achieving sexual excitement (Ames 1990). ...
This research paper will encompass several critical issues associated with pedophilia, ranging in various types, causes, and theories for justification, each playing a significant role in the research. ... While pedophilia is illegal and harmful to the victims, the offenders will persuade themselves into thinking that their actions are beneficial to the children. Pedophilia is the most commonly occurring form of perihelia with an estimated 20% of American children having been sexually molested (Bernard 1997). ...
Fixated pedophilia is not the most common type and therefore it is rare. ...
Regressed pedophilia is considerably more common than the fixated type. ...
Cross-sex pedophilia is very similar to regressed pedophilia. ...
girls are typically diagnosed with regressed pedophilia. ...
Same sex pedophilia involves pedophiles that actually have sex with and/or fantasize about same-sex children. ...
Female pedophilia does in fact exist even though the vast majority of pedophilia is among males. However, female pedophilia is rarely reported, possibly because the female’s affection shown toward a child is seen as maternal, as opposed to sexual in the males (Ames 1990). ... Therefore, these are just two aspects of the same thing, and both types of pedophilia need to be opposed. ...
The exact causes of pedophilia are basically unknown which means that nobody can claim to know for sure what causes pedophilia. There is some evidence that pedophilia may run in families, but this could suggest either a genetic or a learned behavior effect.
Approximate Word count = 1338
Approximate Pages = 5.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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