Child Prostitution and Sexual Abuse: A Short History
Date Submitted: 10/15/2003 01:59:04
Category: / Law & Government / Civil Rights
Length: 10 pages (2736 words)
Category: / Law & Government / Civil Rights
Length: 10 pages (2736 words)
A common misconception among many people is that child prostitution and child sexual abuse is a relatively recent and regional phenomenon, something that is now more widespread than times past. In actuality, it is a child sexual abuse consciousness that is more widespread. The child sexual abuse and prostitution identification as we understand it today is different to how it was perceived by the majority of humankind in previous millennia. The separation of sexual identity …
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