The Two Side Of Abuse

The author of the book, Wes Moore, describes the different opportunities and life style he had with another person who shared the same name. The similarities that those boys had when they were younger were significant. Both boys grew up without a paternal figure and their mothers had to work extremely hard to take care of the rest of the family; they were constantly moving from city to city to ensure education and safety. Their mothers had to work excessive number of hours to cover the most basic needs. Living in poverty changed the future of the boys.

In the article, Abuser & Victim…Alike, the author argues that both the abuser and the victim share responsibility for their situations. This is only true if we choose to believe that such people voluntarily stay and allow the abuse to continue. In this sense, some truth might exist, however, we must remember the lack of control felt by each victim, as well as the emotional torment they experience that serves to trap them in their current situations. Alternatively, it would be difficult for the author to validate such a claim of shared responsibility if the abused were a child, disabled or mentally handicapped person. To a certain degree, the author himself contradicts his previous statement when he comments that “abusers have all the power”.

Family relationships and society play fundamental roles in how a child grows and makes their own choices. How they are seen and treated by society can influence how the child acts. From how they are raised, to what values and morals they are taught will determine the child’s reactions to obstacles that come up in life. I will be discussing some major events in the book that stood out to me as to why two men who basically grew up on the same block, ended up on very different paths.

For us to be able to define abuse, I think we should look into the dictionary to see the meaning of the word ABUSE.

If an individual starts to act out of character, their behaviour changes, their demeanour differs or they start to put themselves at risk it may be an indication of abuse, whereby safeguarding should be put into action. Often when a child or young person is being abused they are subjected to more than one type, therefore it is essential that the different type of abuse is highlighted and the signs or symptoms of abuse is identified so that if they are acknowledge they are reported and acted upon.

The two kinds of abuse, physical and mental, can have dramatic affects on every individual. Physical abuse is typically apparent, and easy to recognize. Slavery in America was considered a form of physical abuse and it was easy to see through hangings, lashes, and brutality demonstrated that African Americans were under physical abuse. Mental abuse, however, is often difficult to argue as bruises do not show on one's arm from constant mistreatment through unequal pay, educational inequality, and racism. Black Americans continue to face both kinds of abuse and are subjected to consistent inequality. Because of the tone of one's skin, black Americans receive poor education and a lower chance for success. Although physical abuse toward black Americans

William admitted himself into the facility on Friday (3-4-16) for crack cocaine use. He admitted to using it and being high around Malik. The reporter did not think the crack cocaine was being made at the home, but William states that Malik knows that he uses it. William stated he was leaving the facility on 3-8-16, and the reporter notes it is not an AMA, although the facility would love for him to stay longer. There is not knowledge of Malik being abuse/neglected when the father is high, but the child states he can not do things he want to do because he would be high. William has custody over Malik, and at the time of intake, Malik was in the care of William's ex-mother in law. This is William's first

Feiring, Simon, and Cleland (2009) concluded that stigmatization rather than abuse severity is a predictive of sexual dysfunction for this population. Stigmatization refers to “shame and a self-blaming attributional style” (p.128). Shame involves a wish to hide the damaged self certain others. Being exposed for survivors would be experienced as a social taboo. Self-blame refers to a perception that some parts of self were responsible for the abuse. Perpetuating of self-blame occurs through the secret survivors keep in a response to threats from their abuser and/or social and legal expectations. These challenging emotional experiences occur following the violation and last for years. Severity of abuse is associated with an increased stigmatization. Abuse specific stigmatization influences survivors’ perception and experience of non-abusive relationships and consensual sex. Stigmatization disrupts development of a healthy self-concept as a sexual being as well as intimate relationship with others (Feiring, Simon, & Cleland, 2009).

The abuse is usually frequent enough that the victim internalizes it. This leaves the victim feeling fearful, insignificant, untrusting, emotionally needy, and unlovable. Survivors of this form of abuse have a hard time understanding why they feel so bad (Munro, K. 2001.).

The aim of this assignment is to enable learners to understand the theoretical models of child abuse and consider the implications of each model. There are many theories about why people abuse children and who are more likely to abuse. These models aren’t rules or laws and they may have flaws. I will be comparing and writing about these flaws and also where the models have a point and backing these up with cases of child abuse which have been in the media. The models that I will be describing, comparing and evaluating are the Feminist Model, the Social learning theory,

Imagine yourself on an abandoned road in a scorching weather with only very less water left in your water container and if you don’t drink the left water, you might faint due to dehydration. Suddenly, you notice a stranger who looks in a very pathetic condition running towards you and asks for some water. Would you offer your water container? Maybe? Maybe not? Who knows? One does not simply face such kind of situations, especially if they live in developed countries such as the United States. America has indeed one of the best economies in the world and is very capable of not just providing sufficient basic needs to its citizens but is also most often left with surplus. And so the question arises- where does all this surplus or we should say

This week’s assignment addresses James T. Johnson, a 24 year-old construction worker who lives with his mother. The assignment elaborates on Johnson’s average week. His week consists of making it to work on time, do his work as instructed, and coming home at the end of the day. Every now and then, Johnson will accompany some fellow coworkers who go out on an occasional Friday evening. However, Johnson has a secret in addition to his average week. He burglarizes homes and garages in the neighboring communities. Johnson sells what he steals through the internet or at pawn shops two counties over.

A vulnerable adult is someone aged 18 or over who may receive community care services because of a disability, age or illness, or may be unable to take care of themselves or protect themselves against significant harm or exploitation. Older people are especially vulnerable, for example those with health issues who are unwell, confused and unable to stand up for themselves due to how frail they are. Because of their defencelessness and vulnerability elderly people are more at risk to abuse. Other vulnerable adults include people who are open to abuse because of learning difficulties, physical disabilities or mental illness. Those with learning difficulties may be taken

This essay will describe the models of abuse and compare them; there has been some controversy over these and this will be lightly discussed.

within the  past  twenty­five years,  has  the issue been "brought into the open as a field of