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CHILD ABUSERS AS PARENTS AND CHILDREN - A REVIEW

NCJ Number
38880
Journal
Social Work Volume: 22 Issue: 1 Dated: (JANUARY 1977) Pages: 5-9
Author(s)
S JAYARATNE
Date Published
1977
Length
5 pages
Annotation
BRIEF ANALYSIS OF THE LITERATURE CONCERNING TWO WIDELY HELD BELIEFS ABOUT PARENTS WHO ABUSE THEIR CHILDREN.
Abstract
DISCUSSED IS THE VALIDITY OF THE IDEAS THAT CHILD ABUSERS ARE INADEQUATE PARENTS AND THAT THEY EXPERIENCED ABUSE THEMSELVES AS CHILDREN. THE AUTHOR FEELS THAT WHERE STUDIES IN THE LITERATURE FAIL IN THE EXAMINATION AND DELINEATION OF DIFFERENT PARENTING STYLES BETWEEN ABUSING AND NONABUSING FAMILY SYSTEMS. THIS QUALITATIVE DIFFERENCE SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FROM DIFFERENT CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES BEFORE PARENT TRAINING PROGRAMS ARE IMPLEMENTED. THE AUTHOR CONCLUDES THAT THERE IS LITTLE OR NO EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE TO SUBSTANTIATE THE IDEA THAT ABUSING PARENTS FOLLOW PARENTING PRACTICES THAT ARE SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT FROM THOSE OF NONABUSING PARENTS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...KAP

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