PSYC 3600 Lecture 7: Lecture 7- Social and Human Services in the Community

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3600
• Professor: Thanh Nguyen

Document Summary

Chapter 7- social and human services in the community. Intimate partner violence: physical, sexual, or psychological harm by a partner (80% of victims are women, causes: hyper-masculinity (gender role intensification), prior child abuse, low occupational and educational gender equality. Prevention programs: relationship based, conflict resolution skills, awareness of power dynamics, community based, (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374)"s shelters (cid:894)to allo(cid:449) (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374) to (cid:271)e(cid:272)o(cid:373)e self-sufficient) Increase focus on environmental and social influences rather than individual education: comprehensive programs: contextual factors, reproductive health, interpersonal relationships, emotions, body image, intimacy, and gender roles, employment/clubs/recreational, family life and sexual education, cultural considerations in program design. Increasing elderly population, 25% by 2031: most elderly prefer to live in their own homes, rather than hospitals/nursing homes, the gap between young and old increases agism and stereotyping. 7% of abuse is by child caregivers; 7% emotional, 1% financial, 1% physical/sexual, neglect: prevention programs, social support (family, friends, internet) increasing self-control to enable empowerment and longevity.