Treating the Sex Offender

The plight of the convicted sex offender and his chances for treatment are discussed in the light of public opinion and psy chiatric knowledge. Popular myths regarding sex offenders are found to be shared by legislators and law enforcement agents. The numerous jurisdictions and legal definitions are cited as major obstacles to effective treatment for sex offenders.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/66621/2/10.1177_001112877402000107.pd

Counseling with the SVIB: The “Ideal Self”

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Book Reviews : Sex in Prison: The Mississippi Experiment with Conjugal Visiting, Columbus B. Hopper. Pp. vii, 160. Baton Rouge, La., Louisiana State University Press, 1969. $5.95

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Scientology: Religion or racket?

The name Scientology (a copyrighted and registered trademark) brings to mind a wide array of claims, observations, impressions, findings, and documents, reflecting a complex and controversial history. The religion/not religion debate over various groups and organizations, prominent in the Western media over the past thirty years, has usually presented the public and politicians with a religion versus "sect" or "cult" dichotomy. The classification issue in this article is framed differently.Hopkins (1969) offered us the terms of the debate in the bluntest and most direct way when he asked in the title of an article in Christianity Today more than thirty years ago "Scientology: Religion or racket?" Read today, the Hopkins article sounds naive and charitable, but this question still stands before us, and yet deserves an answe

Twinship in mythology and science: Ambivalence, differentiation, and the magical bond

This article has attempted to show parallels and continuities between mythological traditions dealing with twinship and modern scientific approaches that either study twinship itself or use twin studies to answer more general questions. We do not mean to imply that modern research on twins is just a continuation of mythological concepts. What we have tried to show is the continuity in some of the questions being asked and in some of the answers being given. The explanation we would like to offer here for these parallels is that there are common psychological elements in both mythological and scientific approaches to twinship. The two major elements are fascination and ambivalence. Fascination with twin births has always been combined with a great deal of apprehension and ambivalence. In both primitive and modern societies, multiple births have been viewed as a potential source of familial and social conflict and complication. The Old Testament mythological tradition, which emphasized competition and individuation in twin pairs, and the Greek mythological tradition, which emphasized fusion and intimacy, are both reflected in modern approaches to the study of twinship.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/22324/1/0000769.pd

Biology, Destiny and Change: Women's Religiosity and Economic Development

In underdeveloped countries we are faced with the vicious circle of high fertility, with resulting population growth and economic stagnation. The cultural background of this economic situation is marked by the low status of women, usually sanctioned by major world religions, which enjoy women's enthusiastic support. Religion is often described as a major obstacle to family planning and all other changes in women's status, which are the key to lowering fertility. Economic growth, education, and birth control are all interconnected, and they are all tied to secularization. Education seems the surest way, guaranteed to reduce fertility in most developing societies.