This volume sheds light on one of the most explosive episodes of censure of acad
emic scholarship in recent decades. Bruce Rind, a former psychology professor at
Temple University, investigated sexual relations between male adults and adoles
cents through history and across cultures, from highly institutionalised relatio
nships in Ancient Greece and Rome, to 33 contemporary cultures including the USA
, and among various species. His conclusion that these relations, when consensua
l, are not always negative was radical, but based in his research findings.
