Author: Placzek, Siegfried, Dr. med. [1866-1946]
Title: Freundschaft und Sexualität
Description: Bonn, A. Marcus & E. Weber, 1919. 4e. Auflage, orig.wrappers. 23x15cm, 162 pp. Some tears to wrapper edges.. Rubbed. Spine extremities reinforced with cellophane tape. Good. ¶ Vierte, wieder erweiterte Auflage. 7.-9- Tausend. ["...The educational system became a subject of debate as proponents of a homosexual pedagogy, copied on the Greek model, vied with advocates of traditional education. Germany was the only country where such calls for teaching with homosexual content were explicitly expressed. Placzek, in ' Freundschaft und Sexualität' studies the role of the loving relationship in teaching ... Placzek summarised this with a striking formula 'pedagogy is the right field for the pederast'. He acknowledged that a homosexual teacher might spare his pupil sexual missteps by explaining the nature of his feelings to him. However once the pupil was past adolescence he must turn to women. He also warned parents against dangerous homosexuals, the ' seducers', those who forgot their duties towards the child and took advantage of their position to satisfy their instincts..." - Florence Tamagne 'A History of Homosexuality in Europe: Berlin, London, Paris, 1919- 1936 (2006), p. 234-5].

Keywords: Sex Psychology, Homosexuality, German Pedagogy, Sexuality, Social History, Friendship, Germany Teaching, Homosexual, Education, Educational