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Definition of child abuse - correct answer ✔✔Definitions vary according to culture,
time period, individuals, and families. Definitional ambiguity makes it difficult to
respond to the issue
Child abuse refers to an intentional act committed by a parent, caregiver, or person
in a position of trust that harms or threatens to harm a child's physical health,
mental health, or welfare



Definition of child neglect - correct answer ✔✔Child neglect refers to an
act of omission... Specifically, the failure of a parent, caregiver of
person in a position of trust... To provide for the child's basic needs and
proper level of care with respect to food, clothing, shelter, hygiene,
medical attention, or supervision



Incidence of child abuse is in the U.S. - correct answer ✔✔Six children abused every
minute in U.S.
Ratio of 45 of every 1,000 children
Rate of abuse nearly doubled between 1986 and
1993 (a "true rise")



How many children are Sexually abused? - correct answer ✔✔Estimated 1 in 3
girls and 1 in 7 boys sexually molested by the time they reach age 18



How many reported cases of child abuse in the US? - correct answer ✔✔More than 3
million reported per year in the
United States




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How many children die each year as a result of abuse in the US? - correct answer
✔✔Approximately 2,000 children die each year in the
U.S. from child abuse and neglect



Which socio-cultural factors are related to abuse? - correct answer ✔✔Cultural
attitudes and norms
History of abuse in the family (cycle)
Family structure- Single parent families, those with many children and those with
male children are most at risk
Breakdown of the family
Presence of other forms of family violence
Child rearing practices
Alcohol or drug use in the family
Poverty/inequality
Characteristics of the child
Characteristics of the abuser
Cultural change
Children cannot protect themselves or
speak for themselves
"Goodness of fit" between child and
caregiver



What is the PIESS model? - correct answer ✔✔The five facets of development- Dr.
Kim Openshaw



What does PIESS stand for? - correct answer ✔✔P-Physical
I-Intellectual
E-Emotional
S-Social
S-Spiritual




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From a historical standpoint How were children viewed? - correct answer
✔✔Historically, children were viewed as property of their fathers. Until the early
20th century, children were viewed and treated as little adults. Children worked in
coal mines, clothing factories, various industrial mills and were hired out as
farmworkers and household help
Education was not a right and poor children had no access to it. Some children were
assigned jobs that were to difficult, many were beaten and neglected. Children of
slaves were thought of as property, they worked, were sold, and often sexually
abused.
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From a historical standpoint How were parental rights viewed? - correct answer
✔✔Parental rights, specifically those of the father were absolute. They were allowed
to determine the manner in which their child was cared for, disciplined, and even
whether they were allowed to live.



From a historical standpoint what was considered proper discipline? - correct answer
✔✔Corporal punishment was the norm in school and at home.



Institutional punishment for children was also very harsh, in Massachusetts anyone
over 16 who struck their parent was sentenced to death.



Vocab: Patria Postestas - correct answer ✔✔The child is the father's property and
he could do with it whatever he wanted and that includes killing the infant.



Justification for Abuse - correct answer ✔✔Maintain discipline
Transmit educational ideas
Please certain gods
Expel evil spirits
Religious beliefs and practices
Political agendas
(HD 300 Unit 2.2 Power Point)




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Victorian era genital mutilation: - correct answer ✔✔Masturbation was believed to
cause insanity, grow retardation, early death, promiscuity, precocious sexual
development, and nymphomania.
Genital mutilation including removal of clitoris, cutting of the penis, and cutting of
the nerves to the genitals were performed to prevent masturbation.



What are the different types of mutilation? - correct answer ✔✔Genital Mutilation
(Female and Male)
Foot binding
Other forms of binding
Plates in earlobes and lips
Cranial deformation
Vicious mutilation



Which type of mutilation is most common today? - correct answer ✔✔Male
circumcision is the most common operation performed in United States. Early in
the 20th century, 90 percent of baby boys were circumcised. That rate began
dropping in the early 70s to a rate of about 58 to 65 percent by the late 70s
Pros
Cleanliness
Prevents phimosis
Prevents need for circumcision later on
Cons
Hemorrhage or infection
Scarring
May reduce sexual satisfaction



Female Circumcision (FGM) - correct answer ✔✔Performed on 2 million each year. In
1993, WHO called for its elimination. Some immigrants to the U.S. request a
"ceremonial" version of circumcision for their female infants.
Complications:




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