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After putting a name and a face on the social issue of child abuse, and considering the dilemma of the social worker who seeks to ...

adult fails to provide a child "with the basic needs and supervision to live a healthy and happy life" (Harris, 2007). Of the 1,49...

the formative years, this search most often leads to a superficial fix time and time again due to the individuals volatile, unpred...

games are encouraging violent aggression in young people. Should video game designers act in a manner that is socially responsibl...

there is an argument among sociologists as to whether a "weak" or "strong" reading of the stance of claims-makers is more effectiv...

year in the United States there are hundreds of thousands of children who are abused (Hwang 1999). A recent issue of JAMA reporte...

as Community Health personnel and teachers to report suspected abuse. Children continue to be abused and to suffer the impacts of...

2008). Nevertheless, it is widely acknowledged that using testing measures to screen for depression is beneficial, as this identif...

In a paper of five pages, the author reflects on an APA formatted research study on the impacts of child sexual abuse on girls and...

were perceived and what sort of behavior was considered appropriate in regards to children has changed considerably over the cours...

low protection from it. Academic performance was much better for low risk, high protection students. It was also shown that girls ...

This paper considers A-1654, a new New Jersey law requiring the education of new parents about what constitutes child abuse and ho...

improving social welfare, social workers can work in a variety of different arenas and industries. For instance, some go into coun...

want to prostitute themselves because they become especially interested in sex, or they simply engage in criminal activity as a wa...

that within a group there exists "the possibility for a contagion of emotional and irrational thoughts and behavior which causes a...

by using standard PTSD models there is a limiting of the understanding of the conditions that are suffered and that there is the ...

be validated through other means (Science Daily , 2007). An overwhelming majority of victims who recover such memories are women. ...

this concept, and in his attachment theory, he explained, "Evidence is accumulating that human beings of all ages are happiest an...

and bravery and excitement. They beg for it many times as they beg to be spun like an airplane or hung upside down. They trust the...

relationship with both the mother and her family and the father and his family (also in relation to property and/or inheritance la...

want to accept glib explanations for the signs of abuse because they do not want to feel that they have to get involved in a domes...

these characteristics are the fact that women tend to bond more strongly with children then men do; they tend to prefer "older and...

that other psychological associations would do well to emulate. For example, it provides a student for decision-making that Canadi...

include intra-psychic, interpersonal and social factors. Stack (145) is just one researcher to investigate the effects of modern...

counselor, not wanting to agitate the situation but realizing she had to uncover more information, asked whether or not Jennifers ...

1994). Physical abuse are aggressive acts such as hitting, punching, kicking, shaking, or burning a childe while sexual abuse can...

(physical, sexual, and emotional), neglect (physical, medical, and educational), abandonment, and multiple maltreatments that enco...

fiction? Before examining this issue in greater detail, it should be noted that scientific research oftentimes classifies any ins...

myriad of ways. For example, someone might become "street wise" and make sure their pocketbook is held tightly. They can continual...

inadequate parenting and emotional abuse? 2. What do studies suggest about the impact of emotional abuse? 3. What are the long t...