Sexual Experience Between Men and Boys
{{Short description|1976 book}}
{{Infobox book
| author = Parker Rossman
| isbn = 978-0809619115
| pub_date = 1976
| publisher = Association Press
| genre = Nonfiction
| country = United States
| pages = 247
}}
Sexual Experience Between Men and Boys: Exploiting the Pederast Underground is a 1976 book by American historian and Yale professor Parker Rossman. The book examines the prevalence and dynamics of pederasty in the United States, which Rossman defines as "any sexual experience, involvement or act between a male over eighteen and one of between twelve and sixteen".{{Cite journal |last=Humphreys |first=Laud |author-link=Laud Humphreys |date=1978 |title=Sexual Experience between Men and Boys: Exploring the Federast Underground. Parker Rossman |url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/2065904 |journal=Contemporary Sociology |volume=7 |issue=1 |pages=37 |doi=10.2307/2065904|jstor=2065904 }}{{Cite journal |last=Sendbuehler |first=J.M. |date=1981 |title=Book Review: Sexual Experience between Men and Boys: Exploiting the Pederast Underground |url=http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/070674378102600427 |journal=The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry |language=en |volume=26 |issue=4 |pages=288 |doi=10.1177/070674378102600427 |issn=0706-7437}}
The book presents conclusions drawn from data collected from about 1,000 pederast men and 300 boys.Libby, Roger (1976). “Sexual Experience Between Men And Boys.” Library Journal, Library Journals, LLC, 1976, pp. 2590–2590. Aside from homosexual relationships, Rossman also examines sexual experiences between heterosexual men and boys.{{Cite journal |last=Dodd |first=Charles |date=1986 |title=Reviews : Sexual Experience between Men and Boys PARKER ROSSMAN Maurice Temple Smith, 1985; £5.95; pb; pp 247 |url=https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/026455058603300122 |journal=Probation Journal |language=en |volume=33 |issue=1 |pages=34 |doi=10.1177/026455058603300122 |issn=0264-5505}} The book was published to generally positive reviews in the 1970s. It has also been criticized for improperly synthesizing data and lacking clarity.