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'''Adamant father syndrome''' is the term used to describe the behavior manifested by many [[circumcised]] men when they become fathers. The "adamant father" typically insists that any son born be [[circumcised]] even though there is no medical reason for it and it is contrary to current medical advice.<ref>{{REFbook | '''Adamant father syndrome''' is the term used to describe the behavior manifested by many [[circumcised]] men when they become fathers.<ref name="hill2017">{{REFjournal | ||
|last=Hill | |||
|first=George | |||
|init=G | |||
|author-link=George Hill | |||
|title=The case against circumcision | |||
|journal=Journal of Men's Health and Gender | |||
|date=2007 | |||
|volume=4 | |||
|issue=3 | |||
|pages=318-23 | |||
|url=https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?repid=rep1&type=pdf&doi=04ace5046cc27f01b8fbe4aa359c059778983912 | |||
|quote= | |||
|format=PDF | |||
|accessdate=2023-10-01 | |||
}}</ref> There is a strong desire in [[circumcised]] men to have their son's [[penis]] look like theirs.<ref name="allan2024">{{REFbook | |||
|last=Allan | |||
|first= | |||
|init=JA | |||
|author-link=Jonathan A. Allan | |||
|year=2024 | |||
|title=Uncut | |||
|url= | |||
|chapter=Chapter 3: Foreskin Fantasy | |||
|pages=105-6 | |||
|location=Regina | |||
|publisher=Universisty of Regina Press | |||
|ISBN=ISBN 978-1779400307 | |||
|accessdate=2024-12-27 | |||
}}</ref> The "adamant father" typically insists that any son born be [[circumcised]] even though there is no medical reason for it and it is contrary to current medical advice.<ref>{{REFbook | |||
|last=Bigelow | |last=Bigelow | ||
|first=Jim | |first=Jim | ||
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==Denial of loss== | ==Denial of loss== | ||
Denial of loss is a second reason that some fathers adamantly insist that any son be circumcised. This reason is not incompatible with the first reason, so the two may coexist in the same individual. | Denial of loss is a second reason that some fathers adamantly insist that any son be [[circumcised]]. This reason is not incompatible with the first reason, so the two may coexist in the same individual. | ||
Persons who have suffered the loss of a body part must grieve their loss.<ref>{{REFjournal | Persons who have suffered the loss of a body part must grieve their loss.<ref>{{REFjournal | ||
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== Prolongation of an outmoded, harmful, surgical [[amputation]] == | == Prolongation of an outmoded, harmful, surgical [[amputation]] == | ||
Adamant father syndrome is credited with keeping an outmoded, medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic surgical procedure alive. For example, in Australia, the | Adamant father syndrome is credited with keeping an outmoded, medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic surgical procedure alive. For example, in [[Australia]], the paediatric authorities announced in 1971 that [[circumcision]] is not necessary and should not be performed,<ref name="belmaine1971">{{REFjournal | ||
|last=Belmaine | |last=Belmaine | ||
|init=SP | |init=SP | ||
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|url=http://www.cirp.org/library/statements/apa1971/ | |url=http://www.cirp.org/library/statements/apa1971/ | ||
|accessdate=2020-07-29 | |accessdate=2020-07-29 | ||
}}</ref> however, in 2018, [[Circumcision Info Australia| Circumcision Information Australia]] reported that four percent of Australian boys are still being [[circumcised]], apparently because their fathers are [[circumcised]]. The drop in [[circumcision]] incidence in [[Australia]] | }}</ref> however, in 2018, [[Circumcision Info Australia| Circumcision Information Australia]] reported that four percent of Australian boys are still being [[circumcised]], apparently because their fathers are [[circumcised]]. The drop in [[circumcision]] incidence in [[Australia]] is credited to fewer fathers being circumcised.<ref>{{REFweb | ||
|url=http://www.circinfo.org/news_2018.html#fall | |url=http://www.circinfo.org/news_2018.html#fall | ||
|title=Foreskins rule! Australians rush to abandon circumcision | |title=Foreskins rule! Australians rush to abandon circumcision | ||
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}}</ref> | }}</ref> | ||
==Video== | |||
===Part Four: The Effects on the Male Soul and Spirit=== | |||
<youtube>?v=Fo9zBKUNVH0</youtube> | |||
{{SEEALSO}} | {{SEEALSO}} | ||
* [[Bias]] | |||
* [[Collective Cognitive Dissonance]] | |||
* [[Plain facts for circumcised fathers of intact, foreskinned boys]] | |||
* [[Psychological issues of male circumcision]] | * [[Psychological issues of male circumcision]] | ||
* [[Circumcised doctors]] | * [[Circumcised doctors]] | ||
* [[Trauma]] | * [[Trauma]] | ||
{{LINKS}} | {{LINKS}} | ||
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|accessdate=2019-11-11 | |accessdate=2019-11-11 | ||
}} | }} | ||
* {{REFweb | * {{REFweb | ||
|url=http://www.intactaus.org/author/intactaus/ | |url=http://www.intactaus.org/author/intactaus/ | ||
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|quote=Circumcision started in the western world as a means of sexual oppression for boys and girls. | |quote=Circumcision started in the western world as a means of sexual oppression for boys and girls. | ||
}} | }} | ||
* {{REFweb | |||
|url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HlbR9Ed9vCWolZXxnchDP0BUeT0amvug/edit?pli=1 | |||
|title=My observations of cognitive dissonance and confirmation bias as factors determining a parent's insistence on circumcision of male children. | |||
|last=Anonymous | |||
|first= | |||
|init=PMG | |||
|author-link=Dr. X, M.D. | |||
|publisher=Google | |||
|date=2021-04-12 | |||
|format=PDF | |||
|accessdate=2025-02-20 | |||
}} | |||
{{REF}} | {{REF}} | ||
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[[Category:Perpetrator]] | [[Category:Perpetrator]] | ||
[[Category:Psychology]] | [[Category:Psychology]] | ||
[[Category:Sociology]] | |||
[[Category:Australia]] | |||
[[de:Unnachgiebiger-Vater-Syndrom]] | [[de:Unnachgiebiger-Vater-Syndrom]] | ||