Child Abuse, Its Impact And Social Problem

International Journal of Humanities and Social Science

© 2019 by SSRG - IJHSS Journal

Volume 6 Issue 4

Year of Publication : 2019

Authors : Dr (Mrs) Funmilola Bosede Alokan

10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V6I4P111

How to Cite?

Dr (Mrs) Funmilola Bosede Alokan, "Child Abuse, Its Impact And Social Problem," SSRG International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, vol. 6,  no. 4, pp. 80-83, 2019. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V6I4P111

Abstract:

In recent years, the number of children that have suffered abuse has increased worldwide. The tender years of early childhood offer great promise and challenge. All children are shaped by their early life experiences. Unfortunately, some children experience child abuse. The common types of child abuse experienced by these children are physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, child neglect and emotional neglect. To be clear, a focus on early childhood is not a panacea to all social ills. Nonetheless, it is the period when children are most dependent on their caretakers and when profound physiological changes which are the foundation of a child’s attitudes and habits are formed. It is on this premise that this paper discusses the different types of child abuse, factors that increase a child’s vulnerability to abuse, the impact of child abuse on cognitive development, the impact of child abuse on attachment and resiliency’s influence on the impact of child abuse. This paper also discusses the consequences of child abuse and neglect and recommendations on what can be done to prevent child abuse and neglect are also given.

Keywords:

Child, abuse, neglect, consequences, prevention.

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