SOC 502 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Sibling Abuse, Psychological Abuse, Child Discipline

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 502
• Professor: Kelly Train

Document Summary

The changing historical context of child abuse: overview: debate on what is starts child abuse, history shows that institutions endorsed the use of violence (physical, emotional/psychological, or sexual) Social-situational theory: social- situational theory of child abuse is based in social learning theory, abuse occurs because of two reasons: 1. parents who abuse their children have learned and experienced physical abuse while growing up in families 2. Social acceptance and support of the use of physical violence against children 2. Mother violence against children stems from the disempowerment of women in society. Ado- lescents (8-14 years of age) fight over personal space. Gender and sibling abuse: research shows that sibling rivalry also indicates that girls are more violent than boys, research challenges traditional gendered behaviours for girls: docility, obedience, and passivity. 18 and engage in abusive behaviour: sibling violence is often defined as any of three types: 1) physical, 2) emotional, and 3) sexual.