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Forms Particularities Physical Abuse
Forms Particularities Physical Abuse
Forms Particularities Physical Abuse
ABSTRACT
FORMS AND PARTICULARITIES OF PHYSICAL
ABUSE COMMITTED BY PARENTS AGAINST CHILDREN
This article aims at describing the main forms and characteristics of the
physical abuse committed by parents against their children in Romania. To this end,
we present several case studies carried out during a more ample research conducted
by the Institute of Sociology in the framework of the National Research and
Development Plan (PN II), the Ideas program.
Keywords: physical abuse, violent crimes, victim, risk factors.
1. INTRODUCERE
Maltratarea copiilor n familie nu constituie un fenomen nou i nici nu poate
fi asociat cu o anumit perioad istoric
1
. De-a lungul secolelor, copiii au fost ucii,
btui, abandonai, obligai s munceasc uneori n numele unor practici
culturale, alteori pur i simplu datorit patologiei prinilor acestora. Din nefericire,
pn nu demult, societatea modern a refuzat s recunoasc amploarea i gravitatea
acestei probleme sociale. Abia n ultimele patru decenii ale secolului trecut,
fenomenul a devenit unul de interes major, att pentru specialitii raliai diverselor
discipline, ct i pentru publicul larg. Articolul publicat n anul 1962 de Henry
Kempe
2
, un medic pediatru american, cu privire la sindromul copilului btut, este
cel care a adus pentru prima dat n atenia comunitii tiinifice problematica att
de grav a abuzului exercitat de prini asupra copiilor.