How did the Greeks and Romans differ in their ideas about the sexual misuse of children?

Chapter 1:
What reasons were given for the maltreatment of children in early history?
How did the Greeks and Romans differ in their ideas about the sexual misuse of children?
Explain the early and current reasons that people believe it is all right to be involved in incest?
Why is the coining of the phrase “Battered-child syndrome” so important to the future of the child protection movement?
What is the primary function of Child Protective Services today?

Chapter 2:
What types of families are there in today’s society
What criteria can be used to define a family?
Cite some differences in values or family relationships between the following:
African American families
Hispanic American families
Asian/Pacific Islander families
Native American families
Cite four problem categories that families may face;provide examples of each.
Why don’t children have rights?

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Chapter 3:
What are the critical tasks children must accomplish in their growth?
Cite the types of parents usually found in abusive and neglectful homes. How do their patterns of behavior affect their children’s development?
What are the developmental problems faced by a child between birth and age 1?
Ages 1 to 4?
Ages 4 to 8?
Ages 8 to 12?
What impact does an absent father have on child development?
What determines resiliency of a child’s ability to overcome the effects of abuse?
Chapter 4:
Why has the study of neglect been so neglected?
List and briefly describe what theories explain the causes of neglect?
What are the symptoms of neglect in infants? In older children?
Why might neglected children have difficulty in school?
What effects might their parents’ substance abuse have on children?

Lesson 3

Answer the following questions for Lesson #3’s Assignment:

Chapter 5:
Discuss the challenges involved in identifying the demographic characteristics that describe the a family in which child abuse has occurred.
What major variables are most often used to explain the causes of abuse?
Cite physical and behavioral indicators of abuse.
Why might adolescents be abused?
What are the characteristics of abusive parents?
Why might siblings be abusive?
What effect does family violence have on children?

Chapter 6:
Name and define the two groups’ approaches to child sexual abuse.
Define child sexual abuse.
Name and define the types of sexual abuse.
Name the different phases of sexual abuse.
Describe the profile of an abused child.
Explain the differences and similarities between female and male victims of sexual abuse.
What are the three categories of theories about sexual offenders? What are examples of each?
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Chapter 7:
Cite several societal contributors to the incidence of incest today.
Describe the three patterns of father-daughter incest.
Can mothers in families supporting father-daughter incest be held responsible for the abuse? Why or why not? What are these mothers like?
Why would a father abuse his son? What effect would this relationship have on the son?
Under what conditions does a mother abuse her son?
Which variables explain the degree of trauma caused by incest perpetuated by uncles, grandfathers and cousins?

Chapter 8:
What might make a child vulnerable to being abused outside of the family? What new threats are there?
What causes pedophiles to be interested in children? In what ways might a pedophile engage a child in sexual activities?
What is a pederast? On whom do pederasts prey? What types of pederast are there?
What is child pornography? What efforts have been made to curb it?
What are some similarities and differences between male and female child prostitutes? What types of prostitute are there?

Chapter 9:
How can psychological maltreatment be defined?
What are the components of psychological abuse?
How does society set the stage for emotional abuse or neglect?
What symptoms do psychologically abused or neglected children demonstrate?
What is meant by ritual abuse? What is the impact from this?

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