Many children who experience abuse (particularly those from low income families) are eventually taken away from their abuser and brought into the foster care program. ... In those families are mothers who have had an extreme experience of child abuse which led to psychological distress in adulthood, and which contributed to them abusing their own children. ... "Elevated mental health problems have similarly been found for children whose parents experience substance abuse" (Lindsey et al., 2008, p. 80). ...

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While searching the American Psychological Associations (APA) website I found a great article that showed that there are several variables of sexual orientation that affect the classroom experience and academic achievement of K-12 students. ... But today, we know that some people experience conflicts about their gender. For example, transsexuals often report feeling trapped in the wrong body; they experience themselves as female, but their biological sex is male, or vice versa....

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Most minorities experience racial discrimination. ... Many African Americans grow up in poverty and watch their parent(s) struggle and they continue to be a part of that struggle as they enter into adulthood. ... African American men experience higher rates of unemployment, educational underachievement, incarceration, violence and trauma (Blackwell, 2011). ... Whether it is obvious or not, everyone is being affected by this issue, not just those who are experiencing it. ... As previously stated, this issue affects all of us, not just the population who is experiencing this issue. ...

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Think about it like this, people who have had bad experiences with African-Americans will automatically just associate that bad behavior with the entire group. ... I do not know if I am stereotyping myself but having been around a few African Immigrants and my experiences with them just lead me to believe that the women in Africa have more respect for themselves and the men show more respect too. ...

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Naomi Wolf the author of "The makings of a slut" uses her experience as woman viewing other women to express the hypocrisy and lack of unity amongst women in society. But she aims for the root by using young girls to expose this trait which transcends in adulthood for women. ...

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