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Child Abuse Thesis Introduction 1
Child Abuse Thesis Introduction 1
Introduction
parent or caregiver, whether through action or failing to act, causes injury, death,
emotional harm or risk of serious harm to a child.” Child abuse is more than
bruises and broken bones. While physical abuse might be the most visible, other
types of abuse, such as emotional abuse and neglect, also leave deep, lasting
scars. The earlier abused children get help, the greater chance they have to heal
and break the cycle – rather than prepare it. By learning about common signs of
abuse and what you can do to intervene, you can make a huge difference in a
emotional abuse; physical abuse; family violence; sexual abuse; and organized
sexual abuse. (Adults Surviving Child Abuse, 2016) Under these categories the
research will only be focusing on two (2) categories of child abuse which are:
visible, other types of abuse, such as emotional abuse and neglect, also leave
deep, lasting scars.” The truth is that we give attention to only to those who are
physically hurt as they may appear damaged than those of emotionally victimized
which is morally invalid, in fact, based on (Vachon DD, 2015) “Neglect may be as
abuse; it is the most common form of child abuse. Many parents are emotionally
invariably accompanies physical and sexual abuse. Some parents who are
towards fulfilling their own needs and goals, rather than those of their children.
Emotional abuse does not only occur in the home. Children can be
emotionally abused by teachers and other adults in a position of power over the
child. Children can also be emotionally abused by other children in the form of
Physical abuse has been a normal aspect of domestic life in Australia for a
long time. Physical assaults that would be serious criminal offenses if committed
by one man against another - for instance, hitting, slapping, or striking with an
object - have been legally and socially sanctioned when committed by a man
against his wife and child, or by parents against their children. Today, incidents of
and children.
changed for the better, Australian policy-makers have failed to outlaw physical
number of countries that has failed to prohibit violence against children, and has
adults who are charged with violent offenses against children in many
THESIS STATEMENT
“Child abuse, either physical or emotional has a direct effect on child
development.”
Bibliography
Adults Surviving Child Abuse. (2016). ASCA. Retrieved from ASCA:
http://www.asca.org.au/WHAT-WE-DO/Resources/General-Information/Types-of-
child-abuse