Essays about: "Child maltreatment"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 13 essays containing the words Child maltreatment.

  1. 6. An Automated Digital Analysis of Depictions of Child Maltreatment in Ancient Roman Writings

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Alexander Browne; [2019]
    Keywords : digital humanities; child maltreatment; ancient rome; christianity; sentiment analysis; naive bayes;

    Abstract : Historians, mostly engaging with written evidence, have argued that the Christianisation of the Roman Empire resulted in changes in both attitudes and behaviour towards children, resulting in a decrease in their maltreatment by society. I begin with a working hypothesis that this attitude-change was real and resulted in a reduction in the maltreatment of children; and that this reduction in maltreatment is evident in the literature. READ MORE

  3. 7. Radiographers experience with child abuse : An interview study from Bhutan

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HHJ, Avd. för naturvetenskap och biomedicin

    Author : Jhurmie Dorji; [2019]
    Keywords : Bhutan; maltreatment; professional performance; radiography; Bhutan; misshandel; professionellt agerande; radiografi;

    Abstract : Every child has the right to be protected from abuse, violence and exploitation. Children in Bhutan today have rights by law not to be subject to physical abuse, yet UNICEF statistics show that over 64% of children have been physically abused at least once in their lives. READ MORE

  4. 8. Child protection systems in Sweden : gaps and challenges in services to asylum-seeking and returning children in families

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Joanna Ericson; [2017]
    Keywords : child protection systems; child maltreatment; gap analysis; children in families; migration;

    Abstract : During the second half of 2015, Sweden experienced the largest inflow of asylum-seekers in its history. Almost 163,000 people sought asylum in 2015, whereof approximately 70,000 children. READ MORE

  5. 9. Facing Barriers to Report. A qualitative study of professionals’ experience on the process of reporting child maltreatment

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS)

    Author : Adam Petrisson; [2014]
    Keywords : child abuse; maltreatment; neglect; reporting; social services;

    Abstract : Tidigare forskning har visat att barn som far illa innan 18 års ålder är signifikant mer associerade med ett flertal olika mått på kriminalitet, t.ex. självrapporterad kriminalitet, officiella arresteringar, brottsfrekvens, våldsbrott samt droganvändning. READ MORE

  6. 10. The Orphan Protagonist - A Grounded Theory of Orphanhood, Self-image and Conduct Control

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Matilda Jerneck; [2010]
    Keywords : symbolic interactionism; grounded theory; orphanhood; sub-Saharan Africa; sociological understanding; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis is a grounded theory study of orphanhood in the context of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa. It aims at understanding how orphans experience their life circumstances; negotiate social interactions and self-images; and develop aspirations for future existence. READ MORE