PSY 3123 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Ted (Conference), Social Exchange Theory, Standard-Definition Television

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3123
• Professor: Guergana Roumenova Mileva;

Document Summary

First child abuse, then wife beating and elder battering. Any form of abuse, mistreatment, or neglect that children or adults experience from other members of their family. A situation in which a person takes advantage of a less powerful person. In canada, formation of children"s aid society in toronto in 1891. After the term battered child syndrome started in early 1960s. 1991: canada signed un convention on the rights of the child. Includes neglect and any violence children see or hear in their families. The intentional use of physical force against a child resulting in injury or causing bodily harm. Any kind of physical force used to inflict pain and which serves as a punishment for an offence or to discourage inappropriate behaviour. Includes any form of sexual conduct directed at a child with or without physical contact. Any situation in which a child is seriously or repeatedly subjected to behaviour that could cause harm to the child.