Proposal On Child Abuse

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Introduction Statement of the Problem The topic I chose to research was all forms of child abuse. The four main types of child abuse is sexual, physical, emotional, and neglect. Child abuse is a big problem in the United States. Many kids are being abuse in our own neighborhood and homes, and must times goes unnoticed. These kids are suffering from the abuse and are not getting helped. They continue to stay in these dysfunctional and abusive homes that in the long run has effects on their mental and physical health. Purpose of the Study The purpose of this study is bring light to child abuse and serious of a issue it is. The purpose is to try to fix the issue and learn ways to prevent it. The purpose is to learn about and study about the …show more content…

The questions are, what is child abuse? Who are the perpetrators? How to prevent child abuse from happening? What makes a child likely to be abused? Why do people abuse children sexually? Why do people abuse children emotionally? Why do people abuse children physically? Why do people neglect their children? I expect to find many outrageous statistics about child abuse. I expect to find that it is a lot highest than what most people …show more content…

It is rarely a stranger. The perpetrator usually demands that the child keep the abuse a secret. Sometimes, children wait until they reach adulthood to finally tell someone about the abuse, or they don 't tell anyone at all. There are signs that may give you indication that a child is being sexually abused. These signs can either be behavior or physical. Physical signs consist of bleeding and swelling in the genial area, blood on undergarments, and problems with walking or sitting (www.rainn.org). Behavior signs consist of afraid of physical contact, self-harm, depressing and post traumatic stress disorder, and aggressive behavior (www.rainn.org). Sexual abuse can have a traumatic effect on a child’s life. Finkelhor and Brown developed a model of four traumagenic dynamics that 's affects a child after being sexually abused such as: traumatic sexualization, betrayal, powerlessness, and stigmatization (Münzer, 2016). This model goes beyond the typical post traumatic stress

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