If a child is determined to be in need of protection, the child welfare authorities may respond by, for example, providing counseling and support for the family, removing the child (temporarily or permanently) from the home, or removing the abuser(s) from the home. ... The support services may not resolve the problems that led to the abuse and the child may be abused again or worse, killed. ... Lack of social involvement and community deprives parents of support systems and contacts that would help them deal better with stress and conform their behaviour. Cultural factors determine amount of ...

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Don grabbed her by the hair and jerked her out of bed. By this time his verbal accusations had moved from her behavior at the party to the incompetence as a wife and mother. Although Molly knew this was going to get bad, she had neither the energy nor the ability to resist physically or get away. When Don started beating her with his fists, she put up her arms to protect her face and crouched down on the floor, hoping it would end soon. Don grabbed her by the hair, turned her on her back, and choked her while banging her head on the floor. ...

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In 70% of the families where abuse towards the spouse occurs, there is also physical abuse of the children. ... No one is safe from domestic abuse when a member in the family is receiving the abuse in one form or another. ... Domestic violence or rape outside of the family starts at a very early age for girls. ... The victim feels humiliated and embarrassed when talking to family, friends, court system, and from society. ... The victims have to put up with the abuse and worry about who is going to listen, or support them through this difficult ordeal. ...

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John Rosemond, a family psychologist, in an interview with Talk of the Nation "spanking is, at times, with certain children and certain situations, absolutely the best disciplinary response" (Melenda Penkava 2). ... An author of the book The War Against the Family, William Gairdner, asks the question "are we going to depend on the authority of parents or are we going to depend more and more on uniformed policemen in our schools" (Woodard 35). ... A pole done by National Family Violence survey shows a 10% decrease of spanking in the United States since 1950 yet the amount of juvenile violen...

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Feminists drew attention to the fact that rape (then conceptualised as sexual intercourse without consent) was a crime committed by men against women, not only in dark back-alleys but in homes, workplaces, and in the context of intimate and family relationships (see Brownmiller 1975). ... Attitudes, beliefs, laws and other social structures which allow or support the power of one group over another, or which allow or support violence, contribute to the problem of sexual violence in society. ... However, an offender was more likely to be a member of the victim's own family than a stra...

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The Handbook of Family Violence identified five major types of family violence and ranked spouse abuse as almost equal in incidence with physical child abuse, which was ranked number one (Gilliland, James 1997). ...

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(Wikipedia) "Institutional Abuse or Neglect is that which occurs in any facility for children, including, but not limited to, group homes, residential or public or private schools, hospitals, detention and treatment facilities, family foster care homes, group day care centers and family day care homes.... Out of those children physically abused in family situations, 88.6% were physically abused by parents. 5. 65% of school going children reported facing corporal punishment i.e. two out of three children were victims of corporal punishment. 6. 62% of the corporal punishment was in Govermen...

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Men who believe in a set of familial patriarchal attitudes and beliefs that support male power and control over women are more likely to abuse females. The existence of an influential male peer support group. ... The family system responds to broad social-structural conditions that produce stress and conflict. This reveals that low-income families, and families where one or more adults are unemployed, or when the husband has a low-status job all experience high levels of stress. ... This survey asked respondents five questions with reference to the patriarchal family. ...

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Men who believe in a set of familial patriarchal attitudes and beliefs that support male power and control over women are more likely to abuse females. The existence of an influential male peer support group. ... The family system responds to broad social-structural conditions that produce stress and conflict. This reveals that low-income families, and families where one or more adults are unemployed, or when the husband has a low-status job all experience high levels of stress. ... This survey asked respondents five questions with reference to the patriarchal family. ...

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In almost 90 percent of the elder abuse and neglect incidents with a known perpetrator, the perpetrator is a family member, and two-thirds of the perpetrators are adult children or spouses. ... The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and the Administration on Aging (AoA) in the U.S. ... The NEAIS originated in 1992 when Congress, through the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act of 1992 (P.L. 102-295), directed that a study of the national incidence of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of elderly persons be conducted under the auspices of the Administration for Children and ...

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It is occasionally performed within Aboriginal, Christian and Muslim families who have emigrated to the US or Canada from some Muslim countries where it is practiced as a social tradition. ... No physician's help was sought because the family believes in faith healing. ...

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Third, this paper will also present approaches to intervention strategies used with family members involved in violence. ... Definition & Description Domestic violence is defined as the physical or emotional abuse of an adult or child by a family member or friend. ... Literature Review Etiology of Domestic Violence Due to the complexity of family violence with its many forms, there has been a number of etiological models that have developed over the years (Kashani & Allen, 1998). ... Family Systems theorists hypothesize that the violence that ensues between a couple is a contribution of both p...

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Will was an abused foster child who was continually being transferred to many different foster families his entire childhood. ... A child's family environment, family composition, choices and friends, along with the genes that the parents have been passed along, will all affect his behavior and temperament. ... Family size has an effect on a child's personality as a child who spends a lot of time with adults are typically confident, well-spoken and have a tendency towards perfectionism (Leman, 1982). The environment that you as a family provide for your child will...

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This cruel behavior not only destroys families, relationships and hopes; it also destroys lives, and in extreme cases, ends them. ... I had to fake smiles and pretend in front of the family like everything was fine when I was really terrified. ...

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The new government was left with subsequent debts from the previous regime, huge unemployment rates, non-existent social welfare support, high level of domestic violence, low levels of education and high drop out rates at schools. ... These young children had turned to living on the streets trying to escape from the family environment. ...

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Concerns were raised by social workers and others about the nature and amount of guidance and the potentially adverse impact of performance indicators, both of which were thought potentially to stifle their ability to exercise professional judgement or to prioritize time with children and families. ...

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According to an article published at ASPCA, "many people are probably familiar with our dedicated Agents and the work they do to save the lives of animals across the country. But did you know that you, too, can help crack down on animal cruelty in your community" ("Top 10 Ways to Prevent Animal Crue...

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Children in elite sports and training programs work at their sports for long hours week after week and year after year; they compete regularly and can generate revenues for their coaches and families; they appear on adverts on television to endorse products and they attract people pay to watch them perform. ...

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