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Child abuse in the Deep South : geographical modifiers of abuse characteristics /

The recognition of child abuse as a troubling social and public health problem along with the documentation required by mandatory reporting laws have made possible the epidemiological investigation of risk factors association with child abuse. Child Abuse in the Deep South is a study of physical and...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: University of Alabama. Institute for Social Science Research
Otros Autores: Badger, Lee W., 1943-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa : Published for the Institute for Social Science Research by the University of Alabama Press, ©1988.
Colección:Monograph series (University of Alabama. Institute for Social Science Research) ; 2.
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  • Tables; Figures; Preface; Part One: Historical Perspectives and Current Understandings; 1. The Problem of Definitions; 2. Physical Child Abuse; 3. Sexual Child Abuse; Part Two: Child Abuse in Alabama: An Epidemiological Investigation; 4. The Context and Methodology of the Study ; 5. Social and Cultural Modifiers of Reporter and Caseworker Determinations; 6. The Sources of Reports; 7. Results of the Study: The State; 8. The Ecological Context of Physical Abuse; 9. The Ecological Context of Sexual Abuse; Epilogue; Appendixes; References; Index.