Circumcision, The Hidden Trauma : How an American Cultural Practice Affects Infants and Ultimately Us All
"A penetrating landmark study that raises disturbing questions and yet offers a real message of hope for a more peaceful future." --LLOYD DEMAUSE, PH.D., author, Director of the Institute for Psychohistory"A revealing explanation of the misunderstanding in the medical community about this practice."   --LEONARD MARINO, M.D., pediatrician"Essential reading for men who seek to explore their sexuality and deepen self-awareness."  --John Lee, author ofThe Flying Boy, founder of the Austin Men's Center"Goldman casts a wide, fine mesh net and hauls in all the fishy arguments and speculations that disqualify circumcision as a health care procedure."  --JOHN MONEY, PH.D., Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics and Medical Psychology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine"Goldman's book, though long-overdue, is timely."  --PENELOPE LEACH, PH.D., child development educator, author of Your Baby & Child"I always knew that circumcision was a procedure with roots at a level much deeper than that of a mere 'medical' procedure. Finally, Ronald Goldman has written a courageous book that makes the strongest possible case for abandoning circumcision once and for all-for the health of all of us, men and women alike."  --CHRISTIANE NORTHRUP, M.D., obstetrician, author of Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom"I am very impressed with the depth of Goldman's research and his willingness to deal so thoroughly with the most important question of the possible effect of circumcision on boys." --WARREN FARRELL, PH.D., author of Why Men Are the Way They Are"I hope Circumcision: The Hidden Trauma will be read by men and women because it will force us to confront the unrecognized personal and social harm that results from this practice."  --SAM KEEN, PH.D., author of Fire in the Belly"Impressive and moving."  --SHEILA KITZINGER, social anthropologist and childbirth educator, author of The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth"This provocative analysis of circumcision's potential impact on men and gender relations merits serious attention."  --PATRICIA YANCEY MARTIN, PH.D., Professor of Sociology, Florida State University