"If we were able to part the mists of time and gaze out over South Africa, as it existed during the time of San hunters and Khoi-Khoi herders (native people of the region, with the lush vegetation, green pastures, abundance in food and a society free of colonialism, it would come as no surprise if you would remark "what went wrong?"" ... Children are being enticed into a situation where they are not well educated in how to deal with the situation. ... They have heard or been told that a suitable cure for HIV/Aids is to have sexual intercourse with a young virgin girl. ... Perpetrators are...

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Child Sexual Abuse It is frightening to realize how widespread sexual abuse is in our society and yet how strong the denial of it is.1 "Don't waste your time talking about what an aberration it is and how unlikely it is " just get to the place where you understand that one of the things humans do is have sexual contact with children,"" says [Gavin] de Becker, author of Protecting the Gift: Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe (and Parents Sane).2 Sex with children is a crime. It has long been illegal for adults to have sex with children in the U.S. But [thanks to a 1994 federal law,...

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# Sexual Abuse 1. 53.22% children reported having faced one or more forms of sexual abuse. 2. ... Since emotional child abuse does not leave concrete marks, the effects may be harder to detect. Is the child excessively shy, fearful or afraid of doing something wrong? ... Does a caregiver seem unusually harsh and critical of a child, belittling and shaming him or her in front of others? ... Sexual Sexual Abuse is an involvement of a child in a sexual activity that s/he does not fully comprehend, is unable to give informed consent to, or is not developmentally prepared for, such as: Contact No...

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This may happen during rape when a women is forced to have sex, is physically beaten while sex or is strangled during sex. ... The perpetrator's lawyers often ask degrading questions which add to the stress and shame, such as "what were you doing in the parking lot at night and what were you doing wearing that dress?... The victims might also face emotional abuse such as "you are fat and ugly- and "you will never accomplish anything-. ... They feel life threatened and often do not know how they get out of it. They often times are forced to have sex while being held down against their w...

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Sexual abuse, although it includes a constant demand of sex, can also include criticizing the victim in sexual terms, calling the victim names such as "whore" and "frigid", forcing the victim to witness sexual acts with other people, and using threats to back up demands for sex. ... " And you let her go, and she'd be right back at you, doing it again (Cook 47). ... [h] e was very gentle and loving and told me, "I will always love you for the woman you are." ... I was frightened of how my classmates and supervisor at work would treat me if they knew I was trans...

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Cultural Relativism Vs Universal Children's Rights Even though most moral codes are linked to cultural & society, does not mean we have to accept cultural relativism when it comes to child abuse in any form. ... As a peek in to the rest of the paper - Child Genital Mutilation is used throughout as an extreme example of how the cultural relativist and Universalist ideas clash violently. ... The Christian Scientist faith teaches how to rely on prayer alone for physical cure. ... Although you still find this in old fashioned - religion following homes. ... In my view - you have crossed...

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When you consider that only 5% of cases get reported and of that 5% only 35% lead to charges, it is clear to see that there is a huge amount of unreported offences against children in Britain (One in Four website, 2003). ... This is not to say it does not happen, it clearly does, but most abuse is by a trusted person. ... Sexual abuse - Being touched in/on an intimate place of the body or being forced to have sex or watch sexual pictures or videos. ... Children are vulnerable as they do not have any power in the child/adult relationship. ... The government bodies for this sport claim to ...

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Men who batter women have never learned how to cope successfully with angry feelings. Life is full of events that cause us immense stress and frustration, but the abusive male does not have the communication skills necessary for resolving the conflict passively. ... Many people accept this definition of woman abuse inasmuch as they believe that if you don't need stitches, you"re not hurt. ... Men who are verbally encouraged by their friends to abuse women are much more likely to do so. ... This theory emphasizes how men learn abusive behavior through a male culture that encourages violenc...

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Men who batter women have never learned how to cope successfully with angry feelings. Life is full of events that cause us immense stress and frustration, but the abusive male does not have the communication skills necessary for resolving the conflict passively. ... Many people accept this definition of woman abuse inasmuch as they believe that if you dont need stitches, youre not hurt. ... Men who are verbally encouraged by their friends to abuse women are much more likely to do so. ... This theory emphasizes how men learn abusive behavior through a male culture that encourages violence throu...

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