Essays on Age Of Consent

Introduction

Child sexual abuse refers to the any form of maltreatment which involves sexual contact with a minor. Under the United States of America federal and state laws, a child lacks the capacity to consent to any sexual activity (Butler, 2013, p.34). A redefined view of child sexual assault broadens the definition to include non-physical contact. The non-physical contacts include sending obscene texts messages and phone calls, sex trafficking, masturbation in presence of a minor, and production and sharing of pornographic materials with minors. Child sexual abuse occurs in a variety of settings including school, home, or in places where ...

- What did you learn about Pedophilia?

Pedophilia can be described as an abnormal sexual behavior of a human being. While the sexual attraction of an individual toward someone from the opposite or same sex is accepted and understandable, pedophilia is taken to be an abnormal form of sexual desire. People who are pedophilic have a sexual attraction toward minors who are not sexually developed. The minors are subjected to the sexual acts as the pedophilic person acts as an active partner or participant in the sexual act.

Pedophilia is an abnormal state of the human sexual desire, and there are ...

(Institution Name) The state chosen where there exists effective legislation for the protection of rights of people belonging to all sexual orientations from discrimination is Illinois. In the state, sexual orientation and freedom of practice of same-sex marriage was legal since 1962 till 1996 when it was finally banned. In November 2013, same-sex marriage once again regained legal recognition.

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The laws of Illinois that provide protection to transgender and transsexuals are called LGBT laws (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual laws) and they define discrimination based on sexual orientation as discrimination in employment, education, domestic relation, real estate transactions, and ...

Introduction

Statutory rape is usually defined by the state law concerned. However, statutory rape is distinguished from other forms of rape in that the victim must necessarily be below the age of consent and that lack of consent is not a requisite to the crime on the common understanding that a person below a certain age lacks the capability to give an informed consent. Prior to the development of modern statutory rape laws, statutory rape was used to protect young women and children from the sexual incursion of unwanted males. At that time, women were regarded as chattels or property and as such ...

Chapter 10: Sexuality

1) “Are the participants old enough to consent?” In other words, has the person reached the statutory “age of consent,” which is the minimum legal age someone must be to have sex. - The age of consent is the minimum age an individual is considered to be legally competitive to engage in sexual activity. - In many nations it is the age at which there is no restriction for sexual relationship. - The laws for determining the age of consent vary significantly across nations. - Some jurisdiction set their consent age in relation to the ...

Pre-marital sex, losing virginity at a very early age, having multiple dating partners and viewing sexual intercourse as means of pleasure, are some of the underlying truths of the society today. While some cultures might even refrain from acquainting their children with this concept, parents often let their children have sex at their own homes. This mixed reality often makes one wonder about which practice is actually correct? What is the right thing to do when it comes to sexual intercourse? On the basis of these questions which usually govern human beings, this paper would specifically highlight sexual intercourse with ...

White slavery and child prostitution scandals eruption in Victorian England and other Western nations and what their attitudes towards the age of consent tell us about Victorian society Child prostitution was synonymous with child labour during the Victorian period. Despite its wide acceptance, the civil society put in more efforts to rescue the girl child from sexual assault. As realised from the articles presented, girls mostly at the age of fifteen found themselves in the streets after escaping mistreatment from their masters and mistresses. The fact that younger girls and mostly below the age of twelve years were ...