The most recent information on violence in Australia comes from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Personal Safety Survey. ... Another vital piece of information found by police through phone records was about a week before Allison death, Gerard rang the life insurance company to try an obtain details of Allison's life insurance, however the insurance company declined because he wasn't allowed to access files. ...

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The anonymity of e-mail and chat rooms cloak stalkers well, and stalkers can easily access private information about their victims via the Internet. Many on-line services and directories also enable individuals to obtain e-mail addresses, home addresses, and phone numbers without their intended victims knowing, since few people realize that their personal information is publicly listed online. ...

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There are certain human needs that are usually met in normal personal relationships: to love and be loved, to be needed and accepted and to have security and a sense of accomplishment. ... Aside from these personal conflicts there exist social problems such as the inability to form close relationships. ... With this information we see that past events contribute to one's behavior, which proves that an alcoholic will undoubtedly affect the people they are closest to. ...

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SPOUSAL ABUSE Rationale Abstract: This paper examines the reasons why males are physically abusive against their spouses. There are three important factors which play a large role in spousal abuse, they include: social stress, power and alcohol. Since the beginning of time women have been highly subordinated, this explains the reasons why men in Intimate relationships almost always hold the upper hand. To understand the subordinate status of women within our society, one must understand and recognize the legacy of women as the "appropriate" victims of family violence. The root of...

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The scars of domestic violence are deep, and the victims frequently jump into another abusive relationship if they have not had the opportunity for personal counseling. ... Financial tools and information need to be readily available for victims, so that they can factor their present financial circumstances into their short-term and long-term goal planning. Through government grant programs, funding can be provided to state domestic violence prevention groups where the information can then be distributed to violence survivors. ...

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It sounds horrible to say but truthfully TV has become an electronic babysitter that feeds children the wrong information. ... Parents can also control the V-chip with their own personal identification number that will not allow children to gain access to violent television. ... This cannot be stopped but parents are the only ones who have access to the personal identification number, which allows entry to the blocking device. ...

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Marketing techniques aim to get the product sold, and hence there is a tendency to keep any 'negative' information to a minimum, in advertising to the general public, as in the case of the high-oestrogen oral contraceptive pill, Maya.5 Thus it is not The Journal of Social Studies/30 It's hard to imagine a situation where unrestricted promotion of birth-control measures help to convert the Bangladesh market into a dumping ground for drugs or contraceptives rejected by developed societies or as an experimental ground for trying new ones. ...

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These included a call for greater strategic co-ordination, improvements in the recruitment, training, management and supervision of front-line social workers, reduced and better managed caseloads and for all agencies with a safeguarding role to have clear duties and responsibilities to work together and share information. ...

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Abstract The very idea of someone you think you know or love, causing you bodily or emotional harm seems unreal to most. But time and time again our society sees the effects of domestic violence. Whether in the form of physical or emotional abuse, violence is never acceptable at any level. Locally, ...

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woman abuse Male domination and patriarchy have been under challenge by feminists and the women's movement in recent decades. The economic, social and political subjection of women around the world, the violence brought against them and their confinement to the domestic sphere have been analyzed and denounced in academic studies. Most people want to build a new society where gender is not the central factor discriminating between individuals, who should be free to choose the life styles that suit them. Men have, in general, been socialized to hide their innermost thoughts and feelin...

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woman abuse Male domination and patriarchy have been under challenge by feminists and the women's movement in recent decades. The economic, social and political subjection of women around the world, the violence brought against them and their confinement to the domestic sphere have been analyzed and denounced in academic studies. Most people want to build a new society where gender is not the central factor discriminating between individuals, who should be free to choose the life styles that suit them. Men have, in general, been socialized to hide their innermost thoughts and feelin...

• Word Count: 3590
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Child Abuse What is Child Abuse? It is any mistreatment or neglect of a child that results in non-accidental harm or injury and consists of four types: physical, emotional, sexual and neglect. Physical abuse accounts for about one in four substantiated cases of child abuse. It is the most visible form of abuse and may be defined as any act that results in a non-accidental trauma or physical injury. Emotional abuse is commonly defined as the systematic emotional tearing down of another human being. ...

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Women are systematically taught that their personal worth, survival, and autonomy do not depend on effective and creative responses to life situations, but rather on their physical beauty and appeal to men. ...

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A personal interview of Ms. Karyl Drapper, a licensed therapist and psychiatrist, as well as the use of class materials she has provided has provided an enlightened view with in depth information of victims of abuse. ... Law prevents lawyers from using the victim's clothes and outside information as evidence. ... Victim's who have been raped often have their identities and personal unique qualities looked over, while being referred to instead in negative ways by society. ...

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The slaves called this the honor code; this represented the respect and prized personal good somebody can have. The honor code was used by the slaves in a way to keep them alive due to the absence of personal property and or possessions. ...

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Case Study - Joel Early Childhood (2-3 years) Erikson claims that children who have mastered this developmental stage gain a perception of self such as "a sense of separateness and personal identity" by their third second year. ... What additional information would you require to address the service delivery requirements of Holly and her children? ...

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Of the 115,110 substantiated reports in 1996 for which information was available, 61.6 percent (70,942) were reports of incidents in which elders were maltreated by other people (also called "perpetrators"), while the remaining 38.4 percent (44,168) were incidents of self-neglecting elders. ...

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It is not a surprise to learn that the mass media is the most powerful source of information we have, and nothing else in today's world influences public perception quite as heavily. ... These same feelings of shame are the chief reasons that sex is considered a personal and private matter. ...

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Alzheimer's Disease is relentlessly destroying the brains and lives of our nation's older adults, robbing them of memory, the ability to reason, and affecting their emotions and behavior. Alzheimer's Disease is a degenerative disorder of the brain. The longer we live the greater the risk; "nearly 10 percent of all people over age 65 and up to half of those over age 85 are thought to have Alzheimer's Disease or another form of dementia" (Anonymous, 2002). The devastation of Alzheimer's Disease affects millions of families in the United States. Alzheimer's Disease c...

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It is not a surprise to learn, then, that the mass media is the most powerful source of information we have, and nothing else in today's world influences public perception quite as heavily. ... These same feelings of shame are the chief reasons that sex is considered a personal and private matter. ...

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Summary Women are the most marginalized group of people in Pakistan often treated as second class citizen. They faced multiple types of gender based discrimination and violence. Most epidemic form of violence is domestic violence such as honour killing, early marriages, sexual assault and psychological abuse. Since last few years the stove burning and throwing Acids on women body appears to be a most insane domestic violence upon women in Pakistan. The existing cultural norms and religious practices (based on misinterpretation of Quranic verses) are the most pervasive forces in promoting this ...

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