Spousal Abuse is a deadly serious problem. What are possibly even worse than spousal abuse are the effects of it on the children of the households it occurs in. Children who live in homes where spousal abuse occurs are often considered to be the “silent”‚ “forgotten”‚ or “unintended” victims of spousal abuse. Typically‚ the abuser in the abusive relationship does not know the potential emotional and mental damage they are doing to the children of the family. It is almost inevitable for male children
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and oneself. Abortion can also have deleterious effects on the mother’s health and well being. Many of the couples‚ mainly the mothers‚ that have an abortion tend to go into a state of depression known as Post-abortion syndrome. Negative effects on the mother’s body can also stem from using abortion methods‚ such as the use of RU 486‚ a controversial abortion pill; increased risk of breast cancer is another effect of abortions. Other side effects of abortion‚ from emotional scars to a detachment
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The Causes and Effects of Depression Depression has numerous causes and effects which affect not only the person but the people around them. Depression doesn’t have a specific cause; in most cases it’s different for everyone. It is a common‚ treatable mental illness that can be experienced at any time in life. It is often described with feeling sad‚ unhappy‚ miserable‚ or “down in the dumps”. Most people have these feelings on occasion. There are several types of depression. These
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Child Advocacy Child maltreatment has many different characteristics‚ including child neglect and physical abuse (Wong‚ Hockenberry & Wilson‚ 2011). It is defined as “any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker which results in death‚ serious physical or emotional harm‚ sexual abuse or exploitation‚ or an act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm‚” (Children ’s Bureau‚ 2008). Children suffering from child abuse or neglect
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Ralfauel Crenshaw Cause and Effect of Unemployment on an Individual/Family Michelle James English Composition February 19‚ 2015 Job loss has a devastating impact on families and children‚ especially when the search for another job becomes prolonged and fruitless. Unfortunately‚ few public programs and coping mechanisms are available. Unemployment is one of the many factors associated with a declining economic condition within the country manifested by the recession‚ or the continuing
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Animal and child abuse is reported every 10 seconds. However‚ many people in the United States suffer some kind of abuse and it could happen to the least expected ones. Abuse types can vary‚ it can be physical or emotional. Abuse doesn’t only affect humans but also animals. Abuse is a cycle that repeats itself but over the years if it gets it can lead to more serious problems. Abuse happens in the places least expected‚ for example‚ nursing homes‚ orphanages‚ and in "happy" relationships. Animals
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objects that we have never seen or experienced before through a process which we have known as “cause and effect”. My knowledge that my friend is in France might have been caused by a letter to that effect‚ and my knowledge that the sun will rise tomorrow is inferred from past experience‚ which tells me that the sun has risen every day in the past.Hume then asks how we know the principle of cause and effect: if I see one billiard ball rolling toward another‚ how do I know that the second ball will move
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Running Head: INCARCERATION EFFECTS Incarceration Effects on a Child Abstract When a parent becomes incarcerated inside a prison whether‚ the offenders are not the only ones affected. The impact of incarcerating a guardian affects the family on the outside. The children and the remaining guardian‚ if any‚ face severe consequences. Studies have shown that children whose parent(s) is incarcerated leads to many psychological‚ emotional and social disturbances. Imprisonment‚ incarceration for
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Running head: Sociological Affects of Child Abuse on Victims: Victims May Become Abusers Sociological Affects of Child Abuse on Victims: Victims May Become Abusers Author: Jenny Bailey Northeast State Technical Community College SOCI 1020 I70 Instructor: Mr. Smith Research Paper July 31‚ 2009 Research Discovery Process I wrote in my journal 2 to 3 days a week‚ and most all of the entries were the same: me feeling bad for my children because they have fathers that do not help me raise them
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Cause and effect of Divorce ZW Divorce is one of the most serious social problems in the modern world. It has become very common recently‚ and it affects all levels of society. The divorce rate in the United States is the highest in the world. Fifty percent of marriages end in divorce. Sixty-seven percent of all second marriages end in divorce. As high as these figures are‚ what is also true is that the divorce rate appears to be dropping. In the past divorce was quite rare. The majority
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