America from abuse and neglect‚" according to Every Child Matters Education Fund (as cited by The National Children’s Alliance‚ 2009). This goes to show that child abuse is a major issue in today’s modern society. In fact‚ statistics show that there are over 3 million reports of child abuse each year in the United States alone (“National Child Abuse Statistics‚” n.d.). While the definition of child abuse and neglect changes from state to state‚ it is defined by The Federal Child Abuse Prevention and
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Child abuse is a global problem‚ which unfortunately happens in every society‚ culture and communities. The term “Child Abuse” refers to intended acts that result in physical or emotional harm to children. Child abuse covers a wide range of behavior from physical assault by parents or other adult caretakers to neglect of child’s basic need. Child abuse is a social problem that affects millions of children each year‚ children less than 3 years of age being the most frequent victims. (Edelman & Mandle
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will elaborate on child maltreatment‚ who is impacted by it‚ The effect of maltreatment‚ and how it interacts with other social problems. Child maltreatment is a major social problem and it dates back from the 1700’s till the present date. It is divided into 4 categories which are sexual abuse‚ physical abuse‚ emotional abuse‚ and neglect. Wissow defines child maltreatment as “an intentional harm or a threat of harm to a child by someone acting in a role of care taker”. Sexual abuse is the inappropriate
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Maltreatment‚ when defined‚ is the cruel or violent treatment of a person or animal. In the psychological sense‚ maltreatment is almost always defined as child abuse. There are different ways to execute child maltreatment‚ but the most common are physical‚ sexual‚ and psychological abuse. Abuse also has many variables‚ such as race‚ gender‚ health‚ and social class. Ultimately‚ adolescent maltreatment most often leads to mental‚ impulse-control‚ and conduct issues. The first form of maltreatment
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Child maltreatment is committed on a child less than eighteen years of age by another person‚ usually someone in a custodial role‚ (Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention‚ 2016) by using physical abuse‚ sexual abuse‚ and emotional abuse‚ or by neglecting neglecting a child (Understanding Child Maltreatment‚ n.d.). It is committed for reasons including children failing to meet the expectations an authoritative figure has placed on them like not remaining as “quiet and compliant” as they “should‚” because
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Poverty and child maltreatment Subject: Research methods Submitted by: Arooj Khalid Poverty and Child maltreatment 1-Introduction: Child maltreatment means abuse‚ neglect‚ and desertion of a child by the caretaker (a
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researchers have attempted to study the differentiating effects of maltreatment on children. Most researchers have come to the same conclusion on what puts people at the largest risk for maltreatment. “Child maltreatment remains an area of concern for child advocates‚ policy makers‚ service providers‚ and researchers across the globe and presents an enduring threat to public health” (Herrenkohl‚ Leeb‚ & Higgins‚ 2016). “Child Maltreatment threatens the short and long term quality of life of children and
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The conceptual framework proposed for examining child maltreatment is the ecological model. This model‚ derived from ecological psychology‚ focuses on the progressive‚ mutual adaptation of organism and environment. It conceives the child‚ family‚ and community as an interactive set of systems “nested” within each other‚ and sees social reality as the interaction of interdependent systems. Stress and social support / networks are also implicated in this model. As shown in the diagram‚ the model offers
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has endured millions of cases of child abuse. These young victims have to face all sorts of destructive abuse on a daily basis. “Maltreatment is commonly divided into four categories: physical abuse‚ sexual abuse‚ emotional abuse‚ and neglect” (Wissow‚ Lawrence S. n.p.) The listed forms of abuse are the few that lead into many harmful instances that so radically affect millions of children today. Investigating more specific cases helps reveal the roots of child abuse. “The development and application
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studies have been conducted regarding maltreatment and children development. Maltreatment is a cruel or violent treatment of a person or animal. Children’s development is a process that a child goes through. This involves learning and mastering skills such as; sitting‚ walking‚ talking‚ and tying shoes. From birth to 8 years old is early stage‚ and 6 to 12 is the middle stage. Each year nearly 700‚000 children are confirmed as victims of child maltreatment and child development. First‚ there may be a
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