Tupac Child Abuse

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When there is dysfunction in a family that increases a child’s chance of being sexually abused by family members and people outside of the family. Being sexually abused leads to long-term distress and complicated relationships. According to Brock, Mintz, and Good (1997) recent studies indicate that between 15% and 45% of women have experienced at least one sexual abuse incident involving contact before age 18 (p.425). In Tupac’s song “Brenda’s Got a Baby” he raps, “ Her boyfriend was her cousin, now let’s watch the joy end.” Later in the song he raps, “ She's twelve years old and she's havin' a baby In love with a molester, who's sexin' her crazy And yet and she thinks that he'll be with her forever And dreams of a world where the two of them …show more content…

She does not see anything wrong with it and therefore does not tell anyone, which allows him to continue to molest her until she gets pregnant then he leaves. He also says: “She tried to hide her pregnancy from her family. Who really didn’t care to see or give a damn if she went out and had a church of kids As long as when the check came they got first dibs” (Shakur, 1992). Tupac is referring to her parents not caring about her being sexually abused or if she gets pregnant. The only thing they care about is her check she receives. By the parents not caring leaves the young girl vulnerable. Unavailable parents may allow for the perpetration of unwanted sexual abuse by not being available to protect their daughters when inappropriate remarks are made or intervene of the girls behalf (Whealin, Davies, Shaffer, Jackson, and Love, 2002, p.162). If the parents do not care, the child will get the idea that no one will care, which means there is a high chance of them not …show more content…

Dysfunctional families play a huge role in many African-American communities and they affect the children as they mature. When people do not have a job or cannot access one, that leads them to poverty. When individuals are in poverty, it is hard to provide for a family or themselves. Many adverse outcomes can happen when a child is living in poverty that will impact their future. Many African-American males are incarcerated which affects their connection with their children. Not having a father in a child’s life can negatively impact them. When parents are not vigilant and have dysfunction happening that allows an opening for sexual abuse to take place whether it is a family member or someone outside of the

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