As with infanticide, the sexual abuse of children is widely reported by anthropologists, but in positive terms. [...] "This would not constitute 'abu… - Lloyd deMause
" "As with infanticide, the sexual abuse of children is widely reported by anthropologists, but in positive terms. [...] "This would not constitute 'abuse' if in that society the behavior was not proscribed". Like all other anthropologists who report the regular masturbating and sucking of children's genitals, he [L.L. Langness] calls this "love".
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Lloyd deMause (born September 19, 1931) is an American psychologist known for his work in the field of psychohistory. He is the founder of The Journal of Psychohistory.
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