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sociology of child abuse  

Definition(s)

  • Child abuse, as a recognized sociological phenomenon, is relatively new. It wasn't until 1946 that American medicine recognized the intentional mistreatment of children as a real entity. [Source: The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: An Encylopedia; Child Abuse, Sociology of]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-THV07LLD-L

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