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display in addition to the emotional trauma which remains long after the abuse has ended and the scars have healed. Children who h...

children of alcoholics are more likely to experiment with alcohol at earlier ages than other children (Vail-Smith and Knight, 1994...

policy," with the goal of leveling out the population at 1.2 billion by the year 2000, and then bringing it down to 700 million ov...

as theyre treated" (Burns, 2003). Human behavior is a complicated and curious equation. The answer to why a particular rea...

The booklet, "About Disciplining Your Child," provides an overview for parents of what constitutes appropriate disciplinary measur...

to as nuclear family emotional systems. According to this concept, the family acts as a "unitary whole," which is affected by two...

insomnia, eating disorders, headaches, TMJ, asthma, self-mutilation or self-harming behaviors, and chronic physical complaints(Bac...

little intrinsic value in society. No one would trust anyone else. A degree of trust is necessary in order to keep anarchy at bay....

as many as was reported in 1980, reflects a disturbing trend toward uncontrolled acts of domestic violence (Leigh et al, 1995). E...

barely notices when Florence enters the room. Dickens writes "They had been married ten years, and until this present day ...(they...

addition to the alcoholism. She is a compulsive shopper and gambler. One of her twin daughters, Sarah, is pregnant and claims that...

with the humiliation and grief typically associated with child abuse. Indeed, children have no fewer rights than their adult coun...

the problem and to eliminate it where possible. Nester (1998) quantifies the extent of the problem relating that an estimated 1,2...

million and that the number of violent crimes committed by juveniles will more than double by 2010 (Briscoe, 1997). Unless action...

mourning (Browne, 2002). The basics are supported by numerous secondary sources, however the study is undertaken as a qualitative ...

question whether that is the case or not, because that will be all he has ever been exposed to. As he grows to realize it is his ...

establish partnerships with lawmakers that resulted in criminal justice reform and the establishment of womens shelters. However, ...

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...

"Children must come first in social policies and the allocation of social resources, children must come first in the words and dee...

as one of the manifestations domestic violence in the child that has witnessed that violence. She points out that PTSD is now:...

case management for between 18 and 22 women and children. Shelter is offered for 30 to 45 days. 2. Counseling and resource center ...

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

who is over the age of sixteen at the time the violence takes place. Children are defined as individuals under the age of 18 who a...

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

on the TV screen" (Levin and Carlsson-Paige, 2003,. P. 427). Violence also exists on other forms of media. Browne and Hamilton-G...

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...

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

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

the Department of Social Services (DSS) as a means by which to circumvent further physical and emotional destruction is imperative...