Dr. Sarah D. Good is a scholar of rare courage. Her specialty is pediatric occupational therapy. She moved into academia to pursue doctoral research with alcoholic and drug-dependent mothers, a research that allowed her to venture into a hidden and highly stigmatized area of identity.
That's when she started researching pedophiles, and she realized the common narrative that pedophiles are monsters was wrong. Instead, Goode was facing a real situation: they're human beings, doing horrible things. thing For the children.
Existing pedophile research is based on the Belgian Karine HutzeboutThe study looked at convicted men who were incarcerated and receiving treatment in prison. Sarah Good investigated pedophiles in the community (where most pedophiles are found). This allowed her to shed light on what pedophiles are, how they see themselves and what behaviours and threats exist in society. Netflix documentary The pedophile next door It was born out of her research.
There are four ways society can approach the pedophile problem, which Good summarises as follows:
1. Not a big deal
2. Ah, fun. (This is especially common in academia.)
3. There's a monster there
Four. All of us
In some traditional societies (e.g. Islam), this issue is not considered a big deal. Alfred Kinseysee it as titillating. Tabloid journalists and many charities that work with victims and survivors of abuse adopt a “there's a monster out there” approach. This third reaction is understandable, but it tends to silence and disempower victims and society as a whole, and does little to protect children.
Although not without its own risks, this is a fourth “all of us” approach to addressing the realities of the human condition – one that calls for a more general consideration and understanding of the problem across society.
In a wide-ranging discussion, David Scott and Sarah Good explore issues such as suicide of men attracted to children, the reality of moral conduct (everyone has a choice how to behave) and the role of pornography and fantasy in the development of paedophilia. David picks up on some of the issues previously highlighted by the UK column's research and child advocacy, and Sarah brings further insight into these histories.
Sarah and David also discuss the gradual erosion of morality across society and how societal issues around sexuality are manifesting themselves in children. They see this as eroding the protections once offered to children. As a result, instead of the broad cultural, traditional and spiritual frameworks that once provided protection for children and young people and supported their path to mature, stable and healthy adult sexual relationships, we are left with only a thin line to protect children – the legal age limit.
The burdens associated with the contemporary and highly politicized LGBQAI2S+ movement are also discussed, highlighting the nature of proposed bans on sexual orientation “conversion therapy” that are on the rise in Western jurisdictions. In these enlightened bans, therapists must Perpetrator And the client who seeks help victim and SurvivorIt's a strange reversal.
Throughout the discussion, Dr Good's keen understanding of the issues and her determination to protect children in the most effective and practical ways shone through. Her contribution should certainly be developed and supported.
Good's major accomplishments include: Pedophiles in Society: Reflections on Sex, Abuse, and Hope (2011).
