Re: Definition

[lisa fontes <lfontes@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I heard about a graduate student in sociology at the university of
Massachusetts who was required to call child sexual abuse "adult-child sexual
contact" because her committee considered that using the word "abuse" would
convey too much of a bias/perspective.

"Mélanie M. Gagnon" wrote:

> I'm looking for definitions of sexual abuse and child sexual abuse in
> different area of study (psychology, criminology, sociology,
> antropology...).
> How would you define sexual abuse and child sexual abuse to students?
>
> Thanks for your help.
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