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{{quote|There should be strong selection on males to control females' reproduction through direct coercive control of females […]. Evolutionary thinkers, whether informed by feminist ideas or not, are not surprised by one of the overwhelming facts of patriarchal cultures, namely that men […] seek to constrain and control the reproductive capacities of women […]. Juvenilization decreases the threat some men may feel when confronted with women; many men are comfortable around women whom they can clearly dominate and are profoundly uncomfortable around women whom they cannot so clearly dominate.}} | {{quote|There should be strong selection on males to control females' reproduction through direct coercive control of females […]. Evolutionary thinkers, whether informed by feminist ideas or not, are not surprised by one of the overwhelming facts of patriarchal cultures, namely that men […] seek to constrain and control the reproductive capacities of women […]. Juvenilization decreases the threat some men may feel when confronted with women; many men are comfortable around women whom they can clearly dominate and are profoundly uncomfortable around women whom they cannot so clearly dominate.}} | ||
There is substantial evidence that the default human reaction to traumatic experiences is resilience, even in cases such as child sexual abuse. Rind et al. (1998) could find no evidence for major adjustment issues in college students who had been subject to child sexual abuse. Heather et al. (2005) reexamined these results and confirmed that, "child sexual abuse accounted for only 1% of the variance in later psychological adjustment, whereas family environment accounted for 5.9% of the variance". | There is substantial evidence that the default human reaction to traumatic experiences is [[antifragility|resilience]], even in cases such as child sexual abuse. Rind et al. (1998) could find no evidence for major adjustment issues in college students who had been subject to child sexual abuse. Heather et al. (2005) reexamined these results and confirmed that, "child sexual abuse accounted for only 1% of the variance in later psychological adjustment, whereas family environment accounted for 5.9% of the variance". | ||
These findings of these studies suggest the harm suffered by victims of child sexual abuse may be strongly overstated, and some have actually argued that it is possible that societal expectations of severe and irreparable harm being habitually caused by these acts may actually serve to hamper the recovery of victims of these acts. | These findings of these studies suggest the harm suffered by victims of child sexual abuse may be strongly overstated, and some have actually argued that it is possible that societal expectations of severe and irreparable harm being habitually caused by these acts may actually serve to hamper the recovery of victims of these acts. |