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The [[psychological injury of male circumcision]] has been fairly well explored in recent years, but comparatively little has been done to document the effects on society when nearly all men have suffered [[child circumcision]].
The [[psychological injury of male circumcision]] has been fairly well explored in recent years, but comparatively little has been done to document the effects on society when nearly all men have suffered [[child circumcision]].


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The late psychohistorian [[Lloyd deMause]] (1996) identified early [[trauma]], of which infant circumcision is a prominent example, as a cause of "war and social violence".<ref name="demause1996">{{REFjournal
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|etal=no
|title=Restaging Fetal Traumas in War and Social Violence
|journal=Pre- and Perinatal Psychology Journal
|location=
|date=1996
|volume=23
|issue=4
|pages=344-92
|url=http://www.mattes.de/buecher/praenatale_psychologie/PP_PDF/PP_08_2_deMause.pdf
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|accessdate=2026-02-14
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Psychologist [[Ronald Goldman]], (1997) devoted Chapter Seven (pages 139-175) to "the impact of circumcision upon American society" in his landmark book, <i>[[Circumcision:_The_Hidden_Trauma| Circumcision, the Hidden Trauma]].</i>
Goldman has pointed to the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder (secondary to circumcision), low male self esteem, and avoidance of intimacy in male-female relationships.
Under anti-social behavior, Goldman lists adult male violence, domestic violence, rape, child sexual abuse, and suicide.
Goldman notes that the effects of [[circumcision]] makes nations more likely to make war. We can look at the Middle East, where war seems to be perpetual, and almost all males are [[circumcised]] due to the demands of [[Judaism]] and [[Islam]].
This summary only hits a few high spots. There is much more. Goldman has extensively researched this subject and everything is fully cited.<ref>{{REFbook
|last=Goldman
|first=Ronald
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|author-link=Ronald Goldman
|year=1997
|title=Circumcision: The Hidden Trauma
|url=https://circumcision.org/circumcision-the-hidden-trauma/
|chapter=Chapter Seven
|scope=
|pages=139-75
|location=Boston
|publisher=Vanguard Publications
|ISBN=0-9644895-3-8
|quote=Whatever affects us psychologically also affects us socially.
|accessdate=2026-02-15
|note=
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The continued [[United_States_of_America#Prevalence_of_circumcision| high prevalence of circumcision in America]] has a huge adverse impact on American society. Cessation of circumcision of boys would gradually cause the prevalence of [[circumcised]] males to diminish. Eventually one would expect to see substantial betterment of American society, with a substantial decline in violence of all types.
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{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Body pleasure]]
* [[Body pleasure]]
* [[Circumcision and violence]]
* [[Circumcision and violence]]
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