Mary de Young
Encyclopedia
Mary de Young is a professor of sociology at Grand Valley State University
, where from 2000-2003 she served as the head of the sociology department. She has published a variety of works in the area of child sexual abuse
, including five books, several book chapters, and more than 35 peer-reviewed journal papers.
De Young has also published several works examining the satanic ritual abuse
controversy as a moral panic
from a sociological
perspective.
Grand Valley State University
Grand Valley State University is a public liberal arts university located in Allendale, Michigan, United States. The university was established in 1960, and its main campus is situated on approximately west of Grand Rapids...
, where from 2000-2003 she served as the head of the sociology department. She has published a variety of works in the area of child sexual abuse
Child sexual abuse
Child sexual abuse is a form of child abuse in which an adult or older adolescent uses a child for sexual stimulation. Forms of child sexual abuse include asking or pressuring a child to engage in sexual activities , indecent exposure with intent to gratify their own sexual desires or to...
, including five books, several book chapters, and more than 35 peer-reviewed journal papers.
Scholarly works
In 1989, de Young reviewed the literature published by pro-pedophile organizations for public dissemination and found that pro-pedophile organizations used several strategies to promote goals of public acceptance of pedophilia, including the adoption of value-neutral terminology, redefining the term child sexual abuse, promoting the idea that children can consent to sex with adults, questioning the assumption of harm, promoting objective research, and the declassification of pedophilia as mental illness.De Young has also published several works examining the satanic ritual abuse
Satanic ritual abuse
Satanic ritual abuse refers to the abuse of a person or animal in a ritual setting or manner...
controversy as a moral panic
Moral panic
A moral panic is the intensity of feeling expressed in a population about an issue that appears to threaten the social order. According to Stanley Cohen, author of Folk Devils and Moral Panics and credited creator of the term, a moral panic occurs when "[a] condition, episode, person or group of...
from a sociological
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
perspective.
Encyclopedic contributions
- deYoung, Mary (2007). Moral Entrepreneur. Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology Online.
External links
- Home page at Grand Valley State UniversityGrand Valley State UniversityGrand Valley State University is a public liberal arts university located in Allendale, Michigan, United States. The university was established in 1960, and its main campus is situated on approximately west of Grand Rapids...