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Violence in families

Ch. 7 pg 178. Violence in families. Abuse. Physical Emotional Sexual Mental. Abuse. Spousal Elder Child Neglect – failure to provide for a child’s basic needs. Child Abuse. 3.3 million reports of child abuse per year involving over 6 million children in the United States.

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Violence in families

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  1. Ch. 7 pg 178 Violence in families

  2. Abuse • Physical • Emotional • Sexual • Mental

  3. Abuse • Spousal • Elder • Child • Neglect – failure to provide for a child’s basic needs

  4. Child Abuse 3.3 million reports of child abuse per year involving over 6 million children in the United States Source: childhelp.org

  5. Child Abuse General Statistics A report of child abuse is made every ten seconds *More than five children die every day as a result of child abuse. Approximately 80% of children that die from abuse are under the age of 4. It is estimated that between 50-60% of child fatalities due to maltreatment are not recorded as such on death certificates. Source: childhelp.org

  6. Child Abuse Statistics, cont. • More than 90% of juvenile sexual abuse victims know their perpetrator in some way. • Child abuse occurs at every socioeconomic level, across ethnic and cultural lines, within all religions and at all levels of education. • About 30% of abused and neglected children will later abuse their own children, continuing the horrible cycle of abuse. • About 80% of 21 year olds that were abused as children met criteria for at least one psychological disorder. • The estimated annual cost of child abuse and neglect in the United States for 2008 is $124 billion. What are the effects of abuse later in life?

  7. Characteristics of Abusive Men • http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=7v2LmM_FO-U • Need for Control • Criticism, financial control, isolation, cruelty • Entitlement • Selfishness and Self-Centeredness • Superiority • Possessiveness • Love = Abuse

  8. Characteristics of Abusive Men • Manipulation • Externalization of Responsibility • Denial, Minimizing, or Blaming Victim • Serial Battering

  9. Abusive Women • http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Aumw1CATQds • Emasculation • Bullying • Sex as a weapon • Rejection • Unpredictable Responses • Isolation

  10. Stopping Abuse • Three Rs: • Recognize • Resist • Report

  11. Sources of Support • Counseling Services • Support Groups • Shelters and hotlines • Law Enforcement • Hospital or Clinic • Places of Worship • School

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