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'''Agustín Malón Marco''' is a Spanish academic known for his research in the fields of sexology, sociology and criminology. He has focused particularly on issues related to child sexual abuse such as social psychology behind the moral panic, myth construction, iatrogenic harm. He advocates for nuanced approach to child's sexuality.
'''Agustín Malón Marco''' is a Spanish academic, a Professor at the University of Zaragoza, known for his research in the fields of sexology, sociology and criminology. He has focused particularly on issues related to child sexual abuse such as social psychology behind the moral panic, myth construction, iatrogenic harm. He advocates for nuanced approach to child's sexuality.


Malón Marco pursued postgraduate studies in sexology at the Madrid Institute of Sexological Sciences around 1997. His doctoral thesis, defended in March 2004 in Huesca, focused on the discourse of the sexual abuse of minors. Throughout his research, Malón Marco combined his work as a sexologist, particularly in sex education, with his investigation and study of child sexual abuse. He did not receive financial assistance for his thesis work and relied on his job as a sexologist for funding.
He completed his Bachelor's degree in Pedagogy (1988-1993) at the University of Salamanca and earned a Master's degree in sexology at the In.Ci.Sex (University of Alcalá) from 1996 to 1998. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Zaragoza in 2004. After completing his studies, he worked as a pedagogue in vocational training and volunteering, as well as an educator for minors in protection. He later focused on sexual education and sexological counseling for youth.


Also Malón Marco conducted fieldwork in Guatemala youth court for about a year and a half, investigating cases of at-risk minors who had allegedly suffered sexual abuse and accusations regarding minors who had committed sexual offenses. Malón aimed this fielwork to translate concrete case realities into a larger discourse on sexual abuse.
In 2004, after completing his doctoral thesis, which included fieldwork conducted in Guatemala youth court, he began his teaching career as an associate professor at the University of Zaragoza. He currently holds the position of contracted doctor professor in the Department of Theory and History of Education at the Faculty of Humanities and Education Sciences on the Huesca Campus. He has been a visiting professor at other universities (Chile, Colombia) and is also a regular lecturer at the same institute where he trained as a sexologist.
 
His main intellectual passions lie in education and sexology, which serve as avenues for studying the human being comprehensively. His research primarily focuses on the complex relationship between eroticism and childhood in Western society, with a special emphasis on the phenomenon of child sexual abuse. He approaches his research with skepticism and eclecticism, drawing from various critical perspectives and disciplines such as pedagogy, sexology, sociology, history, psychiatry, philosophy, and law.
 
His notable works include "Infancia, sexualidad y peligro: El moderno discurso del abuso en las sociedades contemporáneas" (Childhood, Sexuality, and Danger: The Modern Discourse of Abuse in Contemporary Societies) published in the Spanish Journal of Sexology in 2004, which is based on his doctoral thesis, and "Ética sexual contemporánea: Aspectos pedagógicos y límites" (Contemporary Sexual Ethics: Pedagogical Aspects and Limits) published by Tirant lo Blanch in 2016, where he delves into the ethical dimension of sexual experiences between children and adults. He is currently working on a study of the evolution of the legal age of consent for sexual relationships in Spain and plans to explore the history of sexual education in Spain in his next project.

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Agustín Malón Marco is a Spanish academic, a Professor at the University of Zaragoza, known for his research in the fields of sexology, sociology and criminology. He has focused particularly on issues related to child sexual abuse such as social psychology behind the moral panic, myth construction, iatrogenic harm. He advocates for nuanced approach to child's sexuality.

He completed his Bachelor's degree in Pedagogy (1988-1993) at the University of Salamanca and earned a Master's degree in sexology at the In.Ci.Sex (University of Alcalá) from 1996 to 1998. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Zaragoza in 2004. After completing his studies, he worked as a pedagogue in vocational training and volunteering, as well as an educator for minors in protection. He later focused on sexual education and sexological counseling for youth.

In 2004, after completing his doctoral thesis, which included fieldwork conducted in Guatemala youth court, he began his teaching career as an associate professor at the University of Zaragoza. He currently holds the position of contracted doctor professor in the Department of Theory and History of Education at the Faculty of Humanities and Education Sciences on the Huesca Campus. He has been a visiting professor at other universities (Chile, Colombia) and is also a regular lecturer at the same institute where he trained as a sexologist.

His main intellectual passions lie in education and sexology, which serve as avenues for studying the human being comprehensively. His research primarily focuses on the complex relationship between eroticism and childhood in Western society, with a special emphasis on the phenomenon of child sexual abuse. He approaches his research with skepticism and eclecticism, drawing from various critical perspectives and disciplines such as pedagogy, sexology, sociology, history, psychiatry, philosophy, and law.

His notable works include "Infancia, sexualidad y peligro: El moderno discurso del abuso en las sociedades contemporáneas" (Childhood, Sexuality, and Danger: The Modern Discourse of Abuse in Contemporary Societies) published in the Spanish Journal of Sexology in 2004, which is based on his doctoral thesis, and "Ética sexual contemporánea: Aspectos pedagógicos y límites" (Contemporary Sexual Ethics: Pedagogical Aspects and Limits) published by Tirant lo Blanch in 2016, where he delves into the ethical dimension of sexual experiences between children and adults. He is currently working on a study of the evolution of the legal age of consent for sexual relationships in Spain and plans to explore the history of sexual education in Spain in his next project.