Concept information
Preferred term
sociology of child abuse
Definition
- 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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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/sociology_of_child_abuse
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