Synopses & Reviews
Although child abuse and neglect is a tragic social problem affecting the lives of many individuals worldwide, the way it is defined, prevented and treated differs from country to country. This unique international survey allows readers to identify the differences and similarities that exist among a variety of cultures when it comes to defining and preventing the problem. Scholars in the field have provided qualitative and quantitative data on the many issues surrounding this universal problem in 16 different countries chosen to represent all regions of the world.
Each chapter addresses one country and explores the ways in which it approaches the problem, including: the history of child abuse, how child abuse is defined, the prevalence of abuse, child protection and legal actions taken when abuse is suspected, remedial services available for families and abused children, legal innovations available for child witnesses/victims of abuse, legislative reforms, legal ramifications for offenders, and preventative measures. Readers can choose one or more of these aspects and compare how each differs from country to country. These cross-cultural comparisons can help readers identify how each country's historical perspective and definition of child abuse and neglect determines how each society identifies, prevents and treats the issue, why the problem persists, and what might be done to prevent it worldwide.
Review
Students doing research across cultures and nations will aprreciate the volume because its structure lends itself to cross comparisonBlanche Woolls &David Loertscher (GaleGroup.com)
Review
...an excellent compendium of cultural and statistical information regarding what is considered child abuse in many parts of the world.Library Journal
Synopsis
Although child abuse and neglect is a tragic social problem affecting the lives of many individuals worldwide, the way it is defined, prevented, and treated differs from country to country. This unique international survey allows readers to identify the differences and similarities that exist among a variety of cultures when it comes to defining and preventing the problem. Scholars in the field have provided qualitative and quantitative data on the many issues surrounding this universal problem in 16 different countries chosen to represent all regions of the world.
About the Author
MICHELLE A. EPSTEIN is a Postdoctoral Fellow in Childhood Trauma at la Rabida Children's Hospital and Research Center in Chicago.
Table of Contents
Series Foreword
Foreword
Australia by Suzanne E. Hatty and James Hatty
Canada: Increasing Awareness and Changing Responses by Marcellina Mian, Nicholas Bala, and Harriet MacMaillan
England by Wendy Stainton Rogers and Jeremy Roche
India by Uma A. Segal
Ireland by Harry Ferguson
Israel by Tamar Cohen
Japan by Akihisa Kouno and Charles Felzen Johnson
Kenya by Phihsta Onyango and Victoria Kattambo
Malaysia by Mohd Sham Kasim
Mexico by Antonio Estrada
Norway by Kari Killen
Romania by Ana Muntean and Maria Roth
Russia by Frederick B. Berrien, Tamara Yakovlevna Safonova, and Evgeny Iosifivich Tsimbal
Spain by Joaquin De Paul and Olayo Gonzalez
Sri Lanka by D.G. Harendra de Silva
United States by Michelle R. McCauley, Beth M. Schwartz-Kenney, Michelle A. Epstein, and Elizabeth J. Tucker
Index