“Children's Talk and Parental Fear”. Cases of Sexual Misconduct in Danish State Schools 1900-1970

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By this author: DE CONINCK-SMITH, NING

Author: DE CONINCK-SMITH, NING

Source: The Journal of Historical Sociology, Volume 21, Number 4, December 2008 , pp. 513-534(22)

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Abstract:

Cases of sexual misconduct in Danish state schools became the objects of attention in the years following the turn of the 20^th Century. An analysis of 85 cases where teachers were accused of sexual misconduct towards their students reveals that the period from 1900 to 1970 present a set of changes in the attitudes to and management of intergenerational sexuality. Throughout these years there existed three ambivalent features relating to the child and its sexuality, to the pros and cons of reporting the case, and to the behaviour of the masculine teacher at a time of changing pedagogical ideals.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6443.2008.00348.x

Publication date: 2008-12-01