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    Head: Child abuse and neglect‚ the story behind the story “Child abuse and neglect‚ the story behind the story” Ivy Tech Community College Carmeleta Cook and Nichole Rance ECED 120 28 February 2013 Child abuse and neglect‚ the story behind the story The effects of child abuse and neglect go beyond the family structure. This purpose of this paper is to provide the reader with an informative outlook on child abuse and neglect. This paper will discuss the impact of child abuse and neglect

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    "Child Abuse" Child abuse is a very serious and controversial issue that is escalating in today ’s society. As we look back to the 1940 ’s and 1950 ’s‚ it was almost unheard of to let anyone outside of your immediate family know anything about your personal life. Every family was thought to be‚ or shown to the general public to be‚ the "perfect family". Some schools had the authority to punish a child by either spanking them with a paddle or hitting their knuckles

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    "The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act" states ’ that "child abuse is the leading cause of death in children under the age of eighteen." Child abuse occurs when adults inflict violence and cruelty upon children. Abuse is any willful act that results in physical‚ mental‚ or sexual injury that causes or is likely to cause the child to be physically‚ mental‚ or emotionally impaired. Abuse happens to children of any age‚ sex‚ race‚ religion‚ and social status. There are many different types

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    PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING Introduction Child abuse is a phenomenon that has a long history and exists in various Cultures. Most countries have policies and programs that have the purpose of contributing to the well being of children‚ including preventing and reducing the risk of child abuses in many cases of child maltreatment‚ such policies and programs are sufficient and further maltreatment is not reported. Under the Presidential Decree no. 603‚ the child is one of the most important assets of

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    Subject Child Abuse Saturday‚ September 08‚ 2012 The Effects Mental Abuse Have on Children What is Mental Abuse? Mental abuse‚ which is also referred to as emotional or psychological abuse‚ is a behavior that exposes another person to psychological trauma such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)‚ chronic depression‚ or nervousness (Allister 129). Such behaviors are usually perpetrated by people who are at a more powerful position than the victim‚ i.e. a teacher to a student‚ a manager to

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    The Conflict Perspective There is much dialogue about the conflict perspective as it relates to sociology. The conflict perspective assumes that social behavior is best understood in terms of tension between groups over power or the allocation of resources such as housing‚ money‚ access to services and political representation according to Schaefer‚ (2011). The conflict perspective is very much active in today’s society. According to Karl Marx (Schaefer‚ 2011) conflict

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    Child abuse has many definitions in our world today‚ but only one definition in the dictionary. Child abuse is the infliction of injury on a person under the age of eighteen by a parent or legally responsible care taker. Although the legal definitions of child abuse and neglect vary from state to state‚ to put the definition simply‚ it is when a parent purposely harms a child. This type of maltreatment has become a leading cause of death for young children outstripping deaths caused by car accidents

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    The conflict perspective is very apparent in modern day issues affecting the environment. Environmental groups‚ both government and non-government based like The Sierra Club and the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) are often at odds with industries with conflicting goals such as logging and oil industries. The industries want their right to manufacture products from natural resources‚ while environmental groups want to protect and preserve these limited natural resources. For example‚ conservationist

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    Child Abuse . Definition "Child abuse" can be defined as causing or permitting any harmful or offensive contact on a child’s body; and‚ any communication or transaction of any kind which humiliates‚ shames‚ or frightens the child. Some child development experts go a bit further‚ and define child abuse as any act or omission‚ which fails to nurture or in the upbringing of the children. The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act defines child abuse and neglect as: “at a minimum‚ any recent

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    Sociological Analysis of the Presidential Election of 2012 from a Structural Functionalist Perspective and a Conflict Perspective. As the presidential election draws closer‚ we could vividly view our society from social conflict and structural functionalist perspectives. The democratic process helps us to ask why do we accept and embrace democracy‚ how does it influence our social patterns and functions; and how does democracy really work for the stability of our society. In this essay‚ I will analyze

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