Hyde,DeLamater,and Byers Mention a Number of Factors That Might Account

question 33

Multiple Choice

Hyde,DeLamater,and Byers mention a number of factors that might account for the great gender imbalance of child sexual abuse perpetrators.They include:

• A)Men in our culture are socialized towards seeing sexuality as part of an emotional relationship.
• B)The sexual script for men involves partners who are smaller and younger.
• C)Men are socialized to pair sexuality and punishment together.
• D)Children are socialized very early about sexuality.

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