The Daily Lives of Minor Attracted Individuals
A research project is being conducted at the University of Winchester, UK, on an ‘internet-based sample of individuals who are sexually attracted to children or adolescents’, and seeks to ‘gather reliable data from this population, and to publish the results and conclusions drawn from the data ethically and impartially’.
The lead researcher is Dr. Sarah Goode, Programme Director of the Community Development Programme at the University of Winchester. In a personal statement to prospective participants, Dr. Goode says:
“I believe this research is a unique opportunity to see the world from the perspective of the paedophile. My intention is that this project will be able to counter the current hysteria around paedophilia, which helps no-one. Given that perhaps 2% of all men (and a smaller proportion of women) experience this preference, we urgently need to develop our understanding so that, as a society, we can make rational, informed and evidence-based decisions.”
More information is available at the research project website:
http://www.maa-daily-lives.org
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I actually submitted my form last night, before your post.
I haven’t filled it out but I will when time affords me the opportunity.
The submissions may close in Janurary.
I’m not exactly turned on by the simplicity of the questions…
No doubt the questions had to be phrased extremely carefully, so as to avoid any issues that may arise over ‘mandatory reporting’ requirements. A point I made over at ANU, which I think is worth repeating here, is that while an academic study will always have its limitations, in my personal view the numerous potential benefits outweigh such considerations:
– The more academic studies there are out there, the more difficult it becomes for politicians/vested interests to suppress such studies
– The more frequently the issues of MAAs and youth-adult relationships are considered in such serious (i.e. academic) fora, the more possibility there is to break down prevailing (irrational) stereotypes, which are one of the primary means of dehumanizing MAAs
– While a study such as this one will not – of itself – bring about change, the mere fact of its existence enhances the availability of scholarly resources and may possibly give other academics the impetus to conduct similar studies.
In short, academics and researchers are a valuable element of our struggle, and so the opportunity to participate in this process (a rare thing for MAAs, in any event) is one that, personally, I hope all MAAs will strongly consider supporting.
Daniel, you are still the fucking pedophile idiot I see!
Of course. I could never rise to the virtuous heights of harassing random people on ancestry boards.