Nguyen‚ Pooja Panda‚ Kathryn Drake‚ Jubin Saha‚ Casey Hernandez Child abuse is a pressing social issue. It will be best addressed by leading short but powerful workshops in multiple prisons using the methods and exercises of Theatre of Oppression. The hope is to allow prisoners‚ both victims and perpetrators‚ of child abuse‚ begin to understand and handle feelings associated with child abuse. Summary of Issue Theater of the oppressed allows oneself to completely immerse themselves
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2010 The Effects of Child Sexual Abuse What is child sexual abuse? The term child sexual abuse is somewhat ambiguous‚ covering a broad spectrum of acts and meanings‚ but according to Finkelhor “general‚ legal and research definitions require two elements: (1) sexual activity involving a child and (2) an ‘abusive condition’ such as coercion or a large age gap between the participants‚ indicating lack of consensuality” (Finkelhor‚1994‚ p. 32). Although child sexual abuse is tricky to define‚ there
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Related Literature and Related Studies Child abuse in children has been suggested to not only impair the normal development of the brain but also to have lasting effects in cognition‚ behavior‚ affect and social interaction (Perry et al.‚ 1996). According to (Brand et al.‚ 2008) child abuse is any action or lack of action that in any way may endanger or impair a child’s emotional‚ physical or psychological health and development. Types of abuse Child abuse includes any type of maltreatment or
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respect that we all deserve‚ including children. Child abuse is a worldwide issue that has been going on for many years. Here in the United States over 3 million reports of child abuse are made every year. Child abuse occurs at every social level and within every religion‚ ethnicity‚ and culture. Throughout history there have been many people that try to solve this common problem‚ but unfortunately I think society will forever struggle with child abuse. In the past two rights were at the base of
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sexual assault.” Sexual abuse is molestation. It is unwanted sexual behavior by one person upon another. It can happen to anyone. No matter what sex or age. 44 percent are under the age of 18 years old and 80% are under 30 years old. There is child sexual abuse‚ spousal sexual abuse and more. When it happens immediately it is called sexual assault. The offender is the molester. There are so many signs of sexual abuse that you probably wouldn’t think of. Child sexual abuse is defined by medem. Its
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have been taking place‚ such as child abuse. Although it is not often spoken of in the United States‚ child abuse continues to be one of the growing social problems of the country‚ keeping in mind the number of children who end up in protective services each year is increasing. Usually sexual abuse and physical abuse of adults is given more attention‚ compared to child abuse. It is proven that neglecting along with emotional mistreatment is also facets of child abuse. As we are getting more educated
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primarily found in abuse victims. Learned helplessness was originally discovered when an “animal is repeatedly subjected to an aversive stimulus that it cannot escape” (Cherry‚ 2016). According to Cherry (2016) the animal will eventually stop trying to avoid the stimulus and behave like it is completely helpless even if they have a way of avoiding the pain. Learned helplessness has a strong tie to animals‚ however it can be applied to many situations that involve humans‚ such as abuse‚ or in domestic
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Social Problems Child Abuse Child abuse is the physical‚ sexual‚ emotional mistreatment‚ or neglect of children. In the United States‚ the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ or also known as CDC defines child abuse as any act or series of acts by a parent or other caregiver that could result in harm to a child. Most child abuse occurs in a child’s home‚ but it could also be found within organizations‚ schools‚ or communities that the child interacts with. There are four major
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The Effects of Child Abuse and Neglect on Children The future of our children depends upon the care and nurture they receive. Unfortunately‚ many of our children end up in non-traditional‚ or traditional families where they are abused and neglected by someone in their household. People have a difficult time defining child abuse and neglect. They do not know specifically what falls under the various categories’ of child abuse and neglect. Some people contend that child abuse encompasses anyone who
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Jason L Roberts Mineral Wells‚ WV English 101 9/26/2012 Understanding and Overcoming Child Abuse Child abuse is a very sensitive subject for many people. In fact‚ even as people begin to read this now they are probably feeling a little uneasy. That is understandable for this is comparable to a plague on the human race‚ a disease that knows no bounds. Nobody really wants to or enjoys talking about the subject‚ but it does need to be discussed. Due to the high ratio of people (1 in 5)
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