Until the first half of the 1970s, sex was not yet part of the concept of domestic child abuse, which used to be limited to physical abuse and neglect. 50x50px Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The sexual part of child abuse became prominent in the United States due to the encounter of two political agendas: the fight against battered child syndrome by pediatricians during the 1960s and the feminist anti-rape movement, in particular the denunciation of domestic sexual violence. These two movements overlapped in 1975, creating a new political agenda about child sexual abuse. Laura Lowenkron wrote: "The strong political and emotional appeal of the theme of 'child sexual abuse' strengthened the feminist criticism of the patriarchal family structure, according to which domestic violence is linked to the unequal power between men and women and between adults and children." Although the concern over child sexual abuse was caused by feminists, the concern over child sexual abuse also attracted traditional groups and conservative groups. Lowenkron added: "Concerned about the increasing expansion and acceptance of so-called 'sexual deviations' during what was called the libertarian age from the 1960s to the early 1970s", conservative groups and traditional groups "saw in the fight against 'child sexual abuse' the chance" to "revive fears about crime and sexual dangers".
Until the first half of the 1970s sex was not yet part of the concept of domestic child abuse which used to be limited to physical abuse and neglect 50x50px Material was copied from this source which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 40 International License The sexual part of child abuse became prominent in the United States due to the encounter of two political agendas the fight against battered child syndrome by pediatricians during the 1960s and the feminist anti-rape movement in particular the denunciation of domestic sexual violence These two movements overlapped in 1975 creating a new political agenda about child sexual abuse Laura Lowenkron wrote "The strong political and emotional appeal of the theme of 'child sexual abuse' strengthened the feminist criticism of the patriarchal family structure according to which domestic violence is linked to the unequal power between men and women and between adults and children" Although the concern over child sexual abuse was caused by feminists the concern over child sexual abuse also attracted traditional groups and conservative groups Lowenkron added "Concerned about the increasing expansion and acceptance of so-called 'sexual deviations' during what was called the libertarian age from the 1960s to the early 1970s" conservative groups and traditional groups "saw in the fight against 'child sexual abuse' the chance" to "revive fears about crime and sexual dangers"