The abuse can start before a child is born if a mother uses illegal drugs, misuses prescription or nonprescription medications, or fails to seek health care during her pregnancy (Shelov, 1998). ... They may also have suffered from alcohol or drug abuse, or have a violent nature (Korfmacher, 1998). ... They could also have a reduced ability for understanding and dealing with children such as mental retardation, psychopathology, alcoholism, or drug abuse. Some parents have false ideas about the needs of their children (Shelov, 1998), and some abusers may just want control (Zigler, 1989). ...

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They also believe that the causes of it are primarily due to drug and alcohol related content (http://www.domesticviolence.org/). ... Men more prone to violence usually have a high need for control and power and implement their control through aggression, violence, and competition. ... Most males define their masculinity in terms of control and power. ... Most men are able to appropriately implement features of power and control minimally in their lives. ... The importance of control and power among men can be seen in different aspects of the average male's life. ...

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Some institutes advocate using violence as legitimate ways of controlling family members. ... Many people abuse drugs without ever battering their partners. Alcohol and other drugs such as marijuana, depressants, anti-depressants, or anti-anxiety drugs do not cause people to become violent. Although alcohol and drugs may be used as the excuse for the battering but it certainly does not cause it. ... The use of power and control are used in many forms. ...

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The types of violence are defined as follows: Physical abuse, which includes any attempt or actual use of physical force, with the intent to injure, control, hurt or causes the victim to be afraid of the abusive partner. ... Further, leaving an abusive partner doesn't guarantee that the abuse will stop, as many abusive partners continue the abuse and attempt other ways to control their partner. ... These problems can then further result in getting involved with drugs, skipping school, or using violence to solve problems or control situations. ... Outside influences such as alcohol con...

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Domestic violence is an abuse of power usually perpetrated by men to exercise control over women and children (BWRI 2003). ... Emotional abuse is being continually humiliated and degraded, being intimidated, systematic criticisms and belittling comments, isolated from friends and family, and many other tactics to mentally control the victim (BWRI 2003). ... Children who witness domestic violence may seek comfort in food, sex, or drugs (Ballard 2003). ...

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Domestic violence is physical and or emotional abuse directed toward a domestic partner or spouse as a result of power, control and coercive behavior of one over another in a relationship. ... A few of these indicators are unexplained or multiple injuries at different stages of healing, injuries that are being hidden by clothing ie: long sleeves, bracelets, turtle necks etc. and a history of drug and alcohol use or depression, anxiety or suicide attempts. ... A few of these myths are, 1. woman battering only happens in the lower economic classes, 2. woman battering is not a significant iss...

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Agnew (2001:326) notes that strains are most likely to result in crime when they (1) are seen as unjust, (2) are seen as high in magnitude, (3) are associated with low social control, and (4) create some pressure or incentive to engage in criminal coping. The parental abuse suffered by Hall was perceived as unjust, as his father abused him often, under the influence of alcohol and drugs, for his own pleasure. ... Strains, such as parental rejection (low attachment) are more likely to result in crime because low social control associated with them reduces the costs of crime and reduce the abili...

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"The unsafe and enmeshed family is stable but an isolated family that is controlled by an abusive father figure. ... There are no known dysfunctional behaviors among the controlled adults primarily because the abuser does not allow such information to be shared. ... The adult relationships are characterized by the same dysfunctions as the safe, insecure family: drug/alcohol abuse, violence, crime, low education, unemployment, and mental health problems" (Kellogg, 2002). ... The Family Environment Scale was used to measure reactions of family cohesion, conflict and control. ...

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Disparity is often things that cannot be controlled such are differences in race, gender, social class, and other topics (i.e. natural inequalities). ... There is direct discrimination which occurs when one is treated worse than another based on a certain characteristic that one of them holds, for example, a Hispanic man being searched for procession of drugs with no other reason other than then that he is Hispanic. ...

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They are withdrawn, chronic depression, excessive seductiveness, role reversal, overly concerned for siblings, poor self esteem, self devaluation, lack of confidence, peer problems, lack of involvement, massive weight change, suicide attempts (especially adolescents), hysteria, lack of emotional control, inappropriate sex play and premature understanding of sex, threatened by physical contact, closeness, unwilling to change clothes in front of anyone, exhibits fantasy or baby-like behavior, frequent nightmares, high level of unexplained anxiety. ... Pre-teens can revert back to childhood, beco...

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Mothers can become violent if they feel that they have lost control over their children. ... Sometimes husbands cut off their wives from any form of financial assistance and they also cut off their wives' channels of communication with their friends or family members because they want to control them fully. ... Often, he will resort to violence as a way of expressing himself, not realizing that venting anger against his own siblings will not help him gain the control he once assumed. ... They can also exploit them by taking control over the family finances so that the parents are left wit...

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financial abuse which can result in the control over an individuals' survival, and isolation whereby an individual is controlled by segregating him/her from family, friends and community. ... Child rearing can be an immensely frustrating task and parents feel they should have control. ... With the reward of control comes an increased sense of self worth. Those who feel they are in control have a greater sense of self worth. ... Alcohol and drug use are common practices of abusers. ...

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This theory suggests that the physiological effects of alcohol include a state of lowered inhibitions in which an individual can no longer control his behavior. ... People with drug-dependent friends and neighbours, however, consistently report that during recovery the abuse not only continues, but often escalates, creating greater levels of danger than existed prior to their partners? ... In the cases in which battered people report that the level of physical abuse decreases, they often report a corresponding increase in other forms of coercive control and abuse-the threats, manipulation and ...

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Homelessness Among the Young: Law Enforcement and Runaway Juveniles. Abstract Throughout my paper, I discussed the question of what it means to be homeless. Several characteristics of this heterogeneous population are mentioned, as well as estimates of the group. Why is it that juveniles are...

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The colonists under European control agreed it would benefit all if Aboriginal people conformed to their values and beliefs. ... Two other legal documents that also made matters worse were the Indian Acts of 1876 and 1880, in which Indian self-government was abolished, as well as finance and all other services including education were under control of the Federal government. ...

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Sociobiological theorists would explain that the function of marital violence can be found in the potential purpose of coercive control in marriages which can be viewed as being motivated by the male need to guarantee his paternity by ensuring compliance through power and control (Kashani & Allan, 1998). ... Although this particular theory has been criticized by some researchers, it has been altered to the extent that "learned helplessness does not result immediately from abuse, but as a reaction over time to battered women's realization their partners' violent behavior cannot be con...

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Survivors of child abuse and neglect may be at greater risk for problems later in life - such as low academic achievement, drug use, teen pregnancy, and criminal behavior that affect not just the child and family, but society as a whole. ... Working with the family from a psychologically based theory, the existentialist approach that a social worker may take can place emphasis on the family's choices and self-determination while believing that people are capable of controlling and changing their li...

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Abstract This paper describes key parts of the discussion that has been going on among researchers and others over the course of the last decade about what bullying is, its influence, what may be causing it, and what are its consequences among male, high school teenagers. Bullying encompasses many a...

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Introduction There are many health risks associated with playing sport, whether young or old. Most people involved in sport, whether participating or organising, are aware of some of the risks such as risk of injury, risk of pressure and stress and most of these are openly recognised by all invol...

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