The Social Science Journal of 2002 explains how prevalent child sexual abuse is, and how much sexual abuse can be a marker or magnifying glass for family dysfunction. ... Sexual child abuse brings about four different family types. ... Child Abuse & Neglect: "Working with childhood sexual abuse" is an article that depicts the different ways researchers have attempted to seek the knowledge of practitioners in dealing with sexually abused children. ... Depending on the functioning of the victim's family, not all victims of abuse experienced the prolonged negative effects of sexual abuse. ...

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This type of punishment is not only child abuse, but this is also considered sexual abuse. ... A Dad in Cleveland pleaded guilty to different forms of child abuse, including sexual abuse, in the fall of 1997. ... That is considered child abuse just as beating your children would be. It is just a different type of abuse, it is refereed to as verbal abuse. ... The debate about child abuse and spanking is far from over. ...

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A person who is physically. emotionally or sexually abused by a family member may suffer the consequences for the rest if their lives. Sexual abuse of children is usually evident when the heads in families, who are usually the male, use their position to victimize girls who are subordinate to them. ... Thus, as far as sexual abuse of children in the family is concerned, the male members tend to abuse girls a lot more often. ... Sexually abused children are misled to believe that the sexual intentions of their fathers are normal and are a true testimony of genuine love and affection that any ...

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While some parents may justify or rationalize physical or verbal abuse, there is no justifying or rationalization for sexual abuse. Sexual abuse is the worst example of an adult abusing there power to just to pleasure them selves or for there own gratification. Sexual abuse between an adult and a child is where the contact must remain secret. ... (Tejada) Sexual abuse is growing in families needs to stop now! Sexual abuse as seen in the quote is soaring and needs to be taken care of because there is no need for this kind of misbehaver from parents. ...

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If you don't have the time or patience to be up all night with a baby then you might be better suited to an older child 6. experience of the careproviders - a careprovider who has had experience in dealing with sexual abuse or who has provided care previously for a child who has been sexually abused is preferred over someone with no experience. Also a carer who has had specific training or is willing to do extra training on sexual abuse is preferred. ... Must be careful with carers who were sexually abused themselves. Often carers are people who were abused themselves when they were y...

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An increasing number of studies show a high incidence of maltreatment among samples of runaways and that youth leave home because they have been physically or sexually abused, or "pushed out" by their families." ... n 50% were victims of physical or sexual abuse. ... n 70% of runaways" use/abuse drugs. ... Flowers also explained that if a runaway abuses drugs or alcohol then being put in jail would help them dry out or help them with their problem. " The only way a runaway should be allowed to get out of being locked up is if they have been sexually abused. If a runner is s...

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Sexual violence can be considered as domestic violence. Sexual violence examples are rape, forced prostitution and pornography, cutting or disfiguring of genitalia, refusal to practice safe sex, and lastly refusal to adhere to religious prohibitions. It is estimated that 19 percent of women and 2 percent of men have experienced some form of sexual assault including attempts since the age of 16, with around 10-14 percent of married women experiencing forced sex by an intimate partner. ... Problems include recurring pelvic pain, sexually transmitted infections, and human immunodeficiency virus....

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In their helpless search to find their family and home, they experience sexual abuse which drives them to insanity and death. ... During his periods of institutionalisation, he experiences sexual abuse but was unaware of what was happening to him. ... However, at a young age she experiences sexual abuse and soon begins to hear voices in her head. ...

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The abuse stared out as simply physical when Bone would do something to annoy Glen. ... Even though the book never specifies Bone's age at the time the abuse started to reader can assume she is prepubescent, probably around eleven. ... Anne remains oblivious to this abuse until her sister finds belt marks on the bottom, and obvious signs of sexual abuse. ... I also learned that sexually abused children cannot psychologically handle the guilt and physical pain that the abuser opposes onto them. Finally, I learned that a child can preserver out of a situation and realize that she or he is...

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"When Allison was five, her stepfather - her mother having since married - began sexually abusing her- (3). Although he did sexually abuse her, it was physical abuse also, not to mention the mental damage it may have caused. ... Eventually she told a family member who informed Dorothy's mother about the abuse. She soon put an end to Dorothy's suffering and abuse. ... "The incest, abuse, and poverty that Allison experienced as a child figure heavily in Bastard out of Carolina -(3). ...

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Which reported to say, "many pregnancies lead to a fatherless families, that increase the risk of child sexual abuse."... This is what will lead a "new born child into a family breakdown of lack of parental supervision and child abuse."... For one, "children whose parents separate are significantly more likely to engage in early sexual activity than their peers whose parents are together."... (Westphal, Sylvia 4) The other 40% are other cases of step family problems, death in family, abuse, or just family problems.... "In conclusion, if you are planning on having a sexual relationshi...

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Breath, Eyes, Memory is a story between grandmothers, mothers, daughters and sisters that have been victims of a very long chain of sexual abuse, insomnia, sexual phobia, bulimia and cancer. ... Then, issues of sexual development and education are passed through generations with obvious negative and traumatic consequences. ... For Sophie, being "tested" was a traumatic experience resulting in an inability to have sex, a sexual phobia and embarrassment of her own body. ... They had been victims of violence, torture, rape, abuse, etc. ...

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Besides family abuse, I believe that the main theme of Freak is acceptance. ... If he is his abuse father then his body seems tougher and more "manly" but when he is a woman he gets very feminine. ... He sees the way his father abuses women and prioritizes sex. He supports the idea that men need to be "tough, dominant, sexual, and a provider". ... John admits that he doesn't want to get sexually involved with her, but he does not want to dissatisfy his father and leaving KFC without losing his virginity, to his father, means not being a man. ...

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Later, in Cholly's adolescent years, Cholly experienced a type of sexual abuse, which then led to his unpleasant adulthood. While becoming sexually intimate with a girl named Darlene, two white men came upon them and forced Cholly to continue having sex with Darlene while they watched. ... It is evident the sexual abuse Cholly experienced in his younger years left an unbearable feeling of anger which causes Cholly to lash out at his wife. ... In, Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, an experimental research conducted to link the use of alcohol with childhood sexual abuse, resea...

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She faced racism, sexism and gender abuse. ... Freeman, her boyfriend, takes advantage of Maya, taking care of his sexual needs against her. ... Freeman's sexual attraction toward her as fatherly love. ... She is taunted by her peers and the white race, sexually abused by a man who should have cared for her as his child, neglected by a selfish father, and deserted by her mother. ... She was sexual abused, racially abused and gender abused, but she still managed to finish school and to give birth to a son, which she loved dearly. ...

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Throughout the novel, there are a lot of sexual references that are not allowed in many houses and religions. ... Another topic that could lead a parent to banning this novel is abuse. ... The abuse varies from physical to alcohol abuse. ... " (16) The physical abuse is a result of Rowdys fathers alcoholic abuse. The purpose of abuse in this novel is to show how the adults cope with their struggles. ...

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Children from single parent families are twice likely to have psychiatric disorders, attempted suicide, and abuse alcohol and use narcotic drugs. ... Child Abuse Child abuse is where a care taker brings harm to the child. This can be physical, sexual and emotional abuse. Children living in single parent families are at risk of child abuse. Low income and stress from work puts the single mothers or fathers at risk of child abusers. ...

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Juvenile delinquency studies have also found significantly high rates of alcoholism, drug dependence, mental disorders, and sexual deviance among juveniles who's parents have been incarcerated. ... Statistically, chances that a child will suffer with low self esteem, precocious sexual activity, greater delinquent like behavior and difficulty established gratifying lasting adult heterosexual relationships is significantly higher for kids involved in divorce (Bisnaire 1990). ... Adopted children have a higher incidence of juvenile delinquency, sexual promiscuity and running away from home t...

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"Marriage across the world is a socially approved sexual and economic union between two or more people that is expected to last for a long time" (McDaniel and Tepperman 2011:96). ... Domestic abuse is physical, emotional, or sexual violation, or most typically a combination of all three (London, Myers and Scott 2002:883). ... When analyzing "Gone Girl", education and work, children, and domestic abuse are the main factors that come in to play. ... It's important to recall that domestic abuse is not only physical. Amy also took part in domestic abuse emotionally towards...

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But in marriages that are not fraught with severe conflict and abuse, future generations would be well served if parents remained together until children are grown." ... Or the latest "soap" social issue - alcoholism, sexual abuse, teenage pregnancy - might be in many people's minds and conversations. ...

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.), an estimated 22 million Americans suffer from substance abuse or alcohol dependence. ... Problems such as teenage pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases, domestic violence, motor vehicle crashes, crime, homicide, and suicide are the predominant problems that result from alcohol and substance abuse (Healthy People 2020, n.d.). ... The goal of Healthy People 2020 (n.d.), related to substance abuse is to reduce the abuse and protect the health, safety and quality of life for all, especially children. ... The surveys contained standard-used measures of substance abuse by the high s...

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It is my contention to illustrate that Grandpa Hayden's patriarchal values, his racism towards Native Americans and his corruption and abuse of power are the causes of the tragedy. ... Julian's corruption and abuse of power should be blamed for the tragedies. ... This allowed Frank to continue to sexually assault girls without being punished. ...

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It never ceases to amaze me how different people are from one another. Each of the people we meet whom we presume to be alike, as in groups of friends, are actually very unique individuals that have been stereotyped by the rest of society. This is typical as we are all guilty of stereotyping the peo...

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Usually, the trophy wives are younger, thinner, better educated, and boost the older man's corporate image of being successful both professionally and sexually. ... An interesting choice that must be made within the stepfamily involves the sexual boundaries among family members. ... Examples of family violence include marital rape, women's abuse of men, elderly abuse, and child abuse (physical, emotional, and sexual). ... Unlike physical abuse, whose scars may not be severe or permanent, psychological scars can last a lifetime. ...

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Particularly in western countries, "changes are occurring in terms of legitimate sexual relations, age of marriage, variations on sexuality, and marital intercourse" said by Dr Porter in her book Building good families in a changing world. ... The violence could be physical, emotional neglect, economic, verbal abuse, sexual assault, or even marital murder. ... That includes: child abuse, abuse of the elderly, male violence directed at women, divorce, etc. ...

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