Child Abuse

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This paper investigates the literature regarding child abuse in a cross-cultural context. This includes alleged child abuse cases among South Asian families in Britain, concepts of abuse and discipline among immigrant Latino families in the United States and among American Indian and native Alaskan communities and ultra-Orthodox Jewish families in Israel. In the conclusion, the paper notes the continued difficulty of imposing a universal definition of child abuse and the continued need for a culturally sensitive approach towards the child rearing and parenting traditions of other cultures.

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"Since the 1950s, the issue of child abuse has often been framed in terms of children or minors being battered by adults. Because extensive research shows that victimized children grow up to victimize others (Heyman and Slep 2002), researchers and psychiatrists continue to devise diagnostic tools to recognize the early signs of child abuse and ways to treat children who have been abused. However, psychiatrists like Maita Begum assert that the professionalization of the care and protection of children from child abuse is based largely on Western cultural values, particularly individuality, subjective experiences and proper interpersonal communications."

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