'This Pernicious Delusion': Law, Medicine, and Child Sexual Abuse in Early-Twentieth-Century Scotland.

There is, of course, in Great Britain and elsewhere in Europe and North America, a wealth of historical evidence for the earlier existence of such a belief, both in medical folklore and legal discourse. The notion is usually portrayed as a superstition of the "lower orders," but also frequently asso...

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Published in:	Journal of the History of Sexuality Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 62 - 78
Main Author:	Davidson, Roger
Format:	Article
Published:	University of Texas Press Jan2001
Subjects:	Material culture Social structure Values (Ethics) Conduct of life Public policy (Law) United Kingdom Europe
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost