Thesis (MSc (Psychology))--University of Stellenbosch, 2005. / There is a growing need for research to facilitate a better understanding of paedophilia. This study aims to make a contribution in this regard by providing an analysis of current discourses in paedophilia research as well as a phenomenological exploration of how the male paedophile constructs his close relationships with children. Analysis reveals how the dominant positivist approach to paedophilia research embeds and perpetuates moral and often prejudicial positions that in turn influence the validity of empirical findings and theory, and tend to marginalise contradictory evidence. In an attempt to circumvent these obstacles, it is argued that the psychological need to form close relationships is a universal one.

Cette recherche propose une réflexion sur les enjeux que recouvre la pédophilie dans la société occidentale contemporaine. Dans le premier chapitre, il sera d’abord question d’autorité : afin de bien comprendre le rapport entretenu avec l’autorité et l’importance accordée au système hiérarchique dans la société occidentale contemporaine, nous établirons une comparaison avec les sociétés grecques puisque celles-ci ont accepté et valorisé les relations intergénérationnelles. C’est à travers une lecture de différents textes de Michel Foucault et de Kenneth James Dover que nous approfondirons ces rapports. Cette première partie sera essentielle en ce qu’elle nous aidera à comprendre la façon dont les bases de la société occidentale contemporaine ont été édifiées, l’importance de la catégorisation des genres et les raisons du rejet des relations pédophiliques aujourd’hui. Dans le second chapitre, nous analyserons plus spécifiquement deux œuvres littéraires, La Mort à Venise de Thomas Mann et Quand mourut Jonathan de Tony Duvert, afin de percevoir le malaise que provoque la pédophilie. C’est notamment à travers une étude des figures sociales et de l’éducation que nous tenterons de saisir la place attribuée à la pédophilie. Cette étude se terminera par une réflexion autour de la photographie et du cinéma, afin de souligner l’impact apporté par le réalisme de ces arts. Nous aborderons ici des œuvres non pornographiques qui exposent des sexualités existantes mais non reconnues. Les différents aspects abordés nous permettront non seulement de saisir l’embarras que suscite la pédophilie, mais également de capter la place qu’on y accorde, ou non, au sein de la société contemporaine. / This research proposes a reflection on the stakes of pedophilia in contemporary western society. In the first chapter, we will raise the question of authority: in order to understand the relation with authority and the importance of a hierarchic system in the contemporary western society, we will compare it with the Greek society which accepted and valued intergenerational relationships. It is especially through a reading of various texts from Michel Foucault and Kenneth James Dover that this study will be conducted. This first part is necessary to understand how the bases of contemporary western society were established, the importance of genders’ categorization and the reason behind the rejection of pedophilia today. In the second chapter, we will more specifically analyze two novels, Thomas Mann’s La Mort à Venise and Tony Duvert’s Quand mourut Jonathan. It is mainly through a study of social figures and education that we will be able to understand the place given to pedophilia. This study will close in a reflection about photography and cinema in order to emphasize the impact of these arts’ realism. We will therefore approach non-pornographic works of art that present existing but never recognized sexualities. These different aspects will enable us to fully understand the embarrassment provoked by pedophilia today, but also to recognize the place it is given, or not, within contemporary society.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-03-05T19:36:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 23 / Nenhuma / A pedofilia é considerada um desvio sexual caracterizado por comportamentos de intensa sexualidade, que envolve humilhação e sofrimento em crianças e adolescentes. Pacientes com este diagnóstico que estão cumprindo medidas socioeducativas em manicômio judiciário têm a possibilidade, no Rio Grande do Sul, de passarem pelo processo da Alta Progressiva (AP). A AP é um beneficio concedido pelo Poder Judiciário a pacientes que cumprem medida de segurança em manicômio judiciário. Trata-se de uma prática de desinternação gradual, que visa à reinserção social dos indivíduos considerados inimputáveis e que cometeram delitos. Esta dissertação aborda questões sobre a família, a reeducação e a visão da AP relacionadas aos pacientes que cometeram violência sexual contra crianças e/ou adolescentes, diagnosticados como pedófilos, que passaram ou estão passando pelo processo de Alta Progressiva durante o cumprimento de suas medidas de segurança. Este estudo compreende quatro seções, sendo uma seção teórica, uma empírica, um / The pedophilia is considered a sexual deviation characterized by intense sexuality behaviors involving humiliation and suffering to children and adolescents. Patients with this diagnosis submitted to legal procedures, in judiciary asylum, have the possibility, in Rio Grande do Sul, to be part of a process called of Progressive Discharge (PD). The PD is a benefit granted by the Judiciary to patients who are complying security measure in judiciary asylums. This practice is a gradual discharge that aims the social reintegration of individuals considered exempt from punishment and who committed crimes. This dissertation addresses questions about the family, education and one perception of PD related to patients, who have committed sexual violence against children and / or adolescents, and who were diagnosed as pedophiles, that were or are going through the process of progressive discharge and are fulfilling their security measures. This study includes four sections, one theoretical, one empirical, a investigation

Cette recherche propose une réflexion sur les enjeux que recouvre la pédophilie dans la société occidentale contemporaine. Dans le premier chapitre, il sera d’abord question d’autorité : afin de bien comprendre le rapport entretenu avec l’autorité et l’importance accordée au système hiérarchique dans la société occidentale contemporaine, nous établirons une comparaison avec les sociétés grecques puisque celles-ci ont accepté et valorisé les relations intergénérationnelles. C’est à travers une lecture de différents textes de Michel Foucault et de Kenneth James Dover que nous approfondirons ces rapports. Cette première partie sera essentielle en ce qu’elle nous aidera à comprendre la façon dont les bases de la société occidentale contemporaine ont été édifiées, l’importance de la catégorisation des genres et les raisons du rejet des relations pédophiliques aujourd’hui. Dans le second chapitre, nous analyserons plus spécifiquement deux œuvres littéraires, La Mort à Venise de Thomas Mann et Quand mourut Jonathan de Tony Duvert, afin de percevoir le malaise que provoque la pédophilie. C’est notamment à travers une étude des figures sociales et de l’éducation que nous tenterons de saisir la place attribuée à la pédophilie. Cette étude se terminera par une réflexion autour de la photographie et du cinéma, afin de souligner l’impact apporté par le réalisme de ces arts. Nous aborderons ici des œuvres non pornographiques qui exposent des sexualités existantes mais non reconnues. Les différents aspects abordés nous permettront non seulement de saisir l’embarras que suscite la pédophilie, mais également de capter la place qu’on y accorde, ou non, au sein de la société contemporaine. / This research proposes a reflection on the stakes of pedophilia in contemporary western society. In the first chapter, we will raise the question of authority: in order to understand the relation with authority and the importance of a hierarchic system in the contemporary western society, we will compare it with the Greek society which accepted and valued intergenerational relationships. It is especially through a reading of various texts from Michel Foucault and Kenneth James Dover that this study will be conducted. This first part is necessary to understand how the bases of contemporary western society were established, the importance of genders’ categorization and the reason behind the rejection of pedophilia today. In the second chapter, we will more specifically analyze two novels, Thomas Mann’s La Mort à Venise and Tony Duvert’s Quand mourut Jonathan. It is mainly through a study of social figures and education that we will be able to understand the place given to pedophilia. This study will close in a reflection about photography and cinema in order to emphasize the impact of these arts’ realism. We will therefore approach non-pornographic works of art that present existing but never recognized sexualities. These different aspects will enable us to fully understand the embarrassment provoked by pedophilia today, but also to recognize the place it is given, or not, within contemporary society.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Canterbury, 2009. / Typescript (photocopy). Also available via the World Wide Web.

En dépit d’une littérature abondante étudiant les bases cérébrales de l’excitation sexuelle chez l’homme sans trouble, celle-ci reste plus restreinte dans l’étude de la pédophilie dont les corrélats cérébraux sont encore peu connus. La présente thèse se propose d’étudier, en IRMf, les activations cérébrales de 13 pédophiles hétérosexuels et 12 pédophiles homosexuels, appariés à 24 témoins sans trouble, en réponse à des photographies d’enfants en maillot de bain (fillettes/garçons) et d’adultes (femmes/hommes) dévêtus, les stimuli contrôlent représentant des adultes et enfants habillés normalement. Les résultats montrent que les activations cérébrales des pédophiles et témoins hétérosexuels et homosexuels, en réponse à leurs stimuli préférés ne diffèrent pas. Ces activations impliquent des régions occipitales, temporales et pariétales mises en évidence dans les corrélats cérébraux de l’excitation sexuelle chez les sujets sans trouble. En accord avec les résultats de la pléthysmographie pénienne, les analyses révèlent que les pédophiles homosexuels et hétérosexuels pourraient traiter les stimuli d’enfants du genre non préféré comme sexuellement pertinents. Ces résultats s’expliqueraient par le modèle bipolaire selon lequel l’excitation sexuelle pourrait varier selon une dimension bipolaire définie par la similitude physique, où femmes et hommes adultes se situent aux extrêmes et fillettes et garçons se situent au milieu. / In contrast to the numerous studies about the neural underpinnings of normal sexual motivation, brain correlates of pedophilia are still largely unknown. The present thesis aimed to identify functional networks involved in pedophile sexual arousal. Therefore, we investigated with fMRI the activation profile of 13 heterosexual and 12 homosexual pedophiles, compared to each other and to 24 matched healthy subjects, in response to visual sexual stimuli depicted adult (women/men) and child (girls/boy) wearing swimsuits, while neutral ones depicted ordinarily dressed adult and dressed children. Results showed that brain responses of heterosexual and homosexual pedophiles were not statistically different from those of matched healthy subjects, in response to their respective preferred stimuli. They were located in occipital, temporal and parietal brain areas known to be involved in sexual arousal in healthy subjects. In the line of penile plethysmographic studies, analysis also showed that homosexual and heterosexual pedophiles may process non preferred child stimuli as relevant sexual stimuli. This could be explained by a bipolar dimension of morphological similarity, on which children are located near the middle, and adult men and women are located at opposite ends.

The assessment of pedophilic sexual preferences is an important part of forensic and research practice. Standardization of methods and stimuli used across sites is missing, making data transferability and comparability more difficult. The aim of this study was to investigate if the stimuli used in the USA and Canada are able to reliably distinguish between pedophilic and control subjects in the Czech Republic, based on their elicited sexual arousal. A stimuli set was first translated into Czech and voice recordings were created for the narratives. Sexual arousal was measured using circumferential penile plethysmography. 29 pedophilic (15 heterosexual; 14 homosexual) and 26 control (12 heterosexual; 12 homosexual) participants took part in the study. The sample comprised mostly non- delinquent individuals. The results revealed a significant difference in the subjective sexual arousal ratings as well as sexual reactivity between pedophiles and control participants in response to both child and adult stimulus categories. Correlation analysis revealed a significant positive relationship between subjective ratings and sexual reactivity to both child and adult stimulus categories. The results indicate that the audio recordings are a suitable tool to distinguish between pedophiles and controls. The...

The purpose of this thesis is to defend and prove, through four contexts and various arguments, the research standpoint which states that there should be a regulation of sex robots and the use of sex robots. The method used is an argumentation analysis which is used to analyze the arguments pro and contra sex robots and the use of the robotic device. Through a normative framework, the precautionary principle is applied, along with various Human Rights Conventions, as a ground in favor of the regulation. The concluding thoughts of the thesis show that the majority of arguments prove there being the possible risks of objectification, pedophilia, sexual assault, and rape, that sex robots expose women and children to, and therefore there should be a regulation of sex robots and the use of sex robots.

This study explored the lived experiences of men attracted to minors who believed they would benefit from therapy but did not seek out or attend therapeutic services; and sought to gain an understanding of how the decision to seek help or not impacted their well-being. Participants included 7 men who were recruited through the B4U-ACT online forum, which provides peer support for the minor attracted community. Participants were interviewed over Skype. Data from these interviews was analyzed and coded according to the interpretative phenomenological method as outlined by Smith et al. (2012). Five main themes emerged, providing insight as to why more therapeutic support is not sought. These themes include: emotional distress, consideration of therapy, actual and perceived stigmatization, expectations of therapist assumptions, expectations of professionalism, and therapeutic support. The findings were compared with existing literature to propose ways mental health professionals can provide easier access to resources and reach the population, which can lead to societal benefits. Improved access to treatment has the potential to provide the population opportunities to better cope with stigma, manage their impulses more effectively, lower their feelings of isolation, and increase their overall well-being. This study helps to fill the current void in the area of research on help-seeking behaviors and the associated challenges that men attracted to minors may face.

This research is unique because it represents the first sociological study of pedophiles who use the Internet. The data were gathered from a Usenet newsgroup that is frequented by pedophiles. A content analysis was performed on all of the postings from admitted pedophiles (N=41) that appeared on this newsgroup during a one month period. Scott and Lyman’s classic formulation of accounts served as the conceptual framework for this study. The primary research question was: "How do pedophiles who use the Internet account for their deviance?” There were four ancillary objectives to this analysis: (1) to ascertain the degree to which pedophiles who participate in this newsgroup provide validation to, and seek validation from, other users; (2) to investigate the extent to which pedophiles who participate in this forum provide information to, and seek information from, other users; (3) to assess the degree to which pedophiles use this newsgroup to seek correspondence with other pedophiles; and (4) to determine the extent to which users of this newsgroup are members of the pedophile organization NAMBLA (the North American/Man Boy Love Association). Slightly more than one-half of the pedophiles in the sample provided some type of account in defense of pedophilia or adults having sex with children. Thirty-nine percent offered a denial of injury account; 31.7% proffered a condemnation of condemners account; 14.6% provided a BIRGing account; and 4.9% used an appeal to loyalties account. Also, nearly one-fourth of these pedophiles used polythematic accounts. The results of this research also indicate that this computer forum serves a validation function for these pedophiles. Moreover, many of the postings that appeared on this newsgroup contained information that should be of interest to pedophiles. Some of these on-line pedophiles use this newsgroup to establish correspondence with other pedophiles. Although only a few of the pedophiles in this sample indicated a NAMBLA affiliation, these individuals frequently provided accounts which reflect the ideology of that pedophile organization. / Ph. D.