SOCPSY 3ZZ3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Lyle And Erik Menendez, Grave Danger, Victim Support

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Social Psychology
• Course: SOCPSY 3ZZ3
• Professor: Sarah Clancy

Document Summary

Structural oppression of children caused by the existence and maintenance of that power itself : particular constructions and deconstructions of children/childhood creates or denies access to services, laws and resources. Children as perpetrators of violence and abuse: murder (i. e. , the menendez brothers, school shootings (i. e. , columbine, berrendo middle school in roswell, new mexico, bullying (cyber, in-person, gossip, physical and verbal, participation in war, violence, rebellions. 19% of all serous violent crimes in 1982 to 26% in 1993. In 2011, some 10% of all such victimizations reportedly involved a juvenile offender . Children in war: cheney (2005) notes the situation in uganda where many children (over 14000) are. 150,000, or 75%, never returned to their families in. Exploitation and abuse: according to the canadian red cross (2014), abuse is defined as, any form of physical, emotional and/or sexual mistreatment or lack of care that causes injury or emotional damage to a child or youth.