exam 1 Flashcards
physical neglect
child suffering, or in substantial risk of imminently suffering, physical harm causing disfigurement, impairment of bodily functioning, or other serious physical injury as a result of conditions created by a parent or other person legally responsible for the child’s welfare.
Child protection team
take place of judge to help them make decision of what happens to a child.
-psychologist, doctor, social worker, psychiatrist
foster care systems
- some parents are saints others neglect them
- 2500 children a year are put into foster care.
- can be taken out of home and put in new one at any time.
- cant get attached to children
- average of 4 moves
Physical abuse
any non accidental abuse
emotional neglect
failure to provide a loving environment in which a child can thrive leave and become socialized
emotional abuse
any parenting that jeopardizes the development of the self worth, social competence, a capacity for intimacy with positive and healthy interpersonal relationships
Infanticide
Killing of infants and young children
Rome:
Father could kill, abandoned, or sell his child
Hawaii, China, and Japan:
Female and disabled children were oftenkilled
Germans and Native Americans:
Plunged babies into frigid water to test survivability
moral righteousness
Morals are principles and beliefs concerning right and wrong behavior.
neglect
is failure to provide for a child’s basic needs including physical, educational, and emotional needs.
sexual abuse
may include indecent exposure, fondling, rape, or commercial exploitation through prostitution or the production of pornographic materials.
of deaths due to child abuse and neglect
3 million
parents anonymous
self-help group in the USA for parents who may or may not have abused their children. PA was founded in 1967 by a 29 year-old single mother
Eugenics
the social movement claiming to improve the genetic features of human populations through selective breeding and sterilization,[1] based on the idea that it is possible to distinguish between superior and inferior elements of society.
Subcultures of Abuse
a. ) fundamentalist religious groups: (Amish, Mormon)
b. ) Military
c. ) Law Enforcement
physical neglect
child suffering, or in substantial risk of imminently suffering, physical harm causing disfigurement, impairment of bodily functioning, or other serious physical injury as a result of conditions created by a parent or other person legally responsible for the child’s welfare.