Child Abuse Sociology

Child abuse was not investigated for hundreds of years because there was not a clear definition due to differentiating cultures, and children were often seen as nothing more than the parent’s property. Therefore, the discipline practices and moral values of the parents were left unquestioned and the children grew used to the violence they were given, or they began to see themselves as unworthy of their family’s love. Fortunately, the worldly viewpoint on how children should be treated began to change after Charles Dickins spoke against child abuse and neglect by revealing his own experiences. In 1874, a young girl named Mary Ellen showed the world that a clear definition of child abuse was needed, and that it is a problem society can no longer
Consequently, they do not have enough time to hang out with friends or participate in school activities because the preteen is always expected home after school ends or often misses their classes entirely. The preteen now not only feels alone and stressed, but faces a future of poor social skills, anger issues and problems in school. Further harm given to the abused individual is probability of sexual abuse because the guardian is seeing their body’s changes. The father, who feels he is not getting enough attention and love from the mother, decides to try the youngster. Moreover, the mother feels jealous towards her daughter and gives up her parenting role. Unfortunately, a mother can abuse her child before it is even
For example, stressful environments such as domestic violence, working for long hours each day of the weekend and family issues may lead to the mother turning to marijuana, cocaine, smoking or alcohol in order to feel more relaxed and happier. Unfortunately, according to the article Drug Use and Pregnancy, “Taking drugs during pregnancy also increases the chance of birth defects, premature babies, underweight babies, and stillborn births. Exposure to drugs such as marijuana -- also called weed, ganja, dope, or pot -- and alcohol before birth has been proven to cause behavior problems in early childhood. These drugs can also affect the child's memory and attentiveness”. For “drug babies”, substance abuse could result in withdrawal, which is the immediate removal or reducing dosage of a mind-changing