NCJ Number
19305
Journal
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOSPYCHIATRY Volume: 45 Issue: 3 Dated: (APRIL 1975) Pages: 346-356
Date Published
1975
Length
11 pages
Annotation
SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY OF THE CAUSES AND DYMANICS OF CHILD ABUSE AND A RELATED APPROACH TO ITS PRIMARY PREVENTION.
Abstract
UNDERSTANDING AND OVERCOMING THE DYNAMICS OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS REQUIRES SPECIFICATION OF, AND A SOCIETAL COMMITMENT TO, CERTAIN VALUE PREMISES, AND A DEFINITION LOGICALLY LINKED TO SUCH PREMISES. CHILD ABUSE IS DEFINED, WITHIN VALUE PREMISES, AS INFLICTED GAPS IN CHILDREN'S CIRCUMSTANCES THAT PREVENT ACTUALIZATION OF INHERENT POTENTIAL. LEVELS OF MANIFESTATION AND CAUSAL DIMENSIONS OF CHILD ABUSE ARE IDENTIFIED, AND THEIR MULTIPLE INTERACTIONS ARE TRACED. PRIMARY PREVENTION IS SHOWN TO BE ESSENTIALLY A POLITICAL, RATHER THAN A PURELY TECHNICAL OR PROFESSIONAL, ISSUE. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)