Preface Assessing Websites Chapter 1 The Maltreatment of Children from a Historical Perspective Children as Property Issues of Life and Death Issues of Dependence Issues of Discipline Child Labor Sexual Values, Attitudes, and Exploitation Early History The Nineteenth Century The Twentieth Century The Incest Taboo History Reasons for Taboo Legal and Social Prohibition Recent History of Helping the Abused and Neglected Child Further Efforts on Behalf of Children Professional Awareness and Response to the Movement to Protect Children and Families Child Protection Today Current Framework The Role of Child Protective Services Child Rearing, Maltreatment, and Public Opinion Summary Review Questions Suggested Readings Endnotes Web Exploration References Chapter 2 The Family: Roles, Responsibilities, and Rights The Definition and Function of the Family The Family as a System Subsystems and Boundaries Roles Communication Bonding and Attachment Rituals Minority Family Systems African American Families Hispanic American Families Asian and Pacific Island Families Native American Families Family Problems and Dysfunction The Family and Child Maltreatment Parents' Rights Children's Rights Impact on the Child Protection Movement Summary Review Questions Suggested Readings Web Exploration References Chapter 3 Maltreatment and the Developing Child Developmental Stages Pregnancy and Birth Birth to One Year One to Four Years Four to Eight Years Eight to Twelve Years Adolescence Development, Maltreatment and Resiliency Summary Review Questions Suggested Readings Web Exploration References Chapter 4 The Neglect of Children The Neglect of the Concept of Neglect Definition and Measurement of Neglect Causes of Neglect Economic Causes Ecological Causes Societal Causes Individual Causes Problems in Intervention Neglected Children Symptoms and Effects of Neglect Neglectful Parents Efforts to Explain the Behavior of Neglectful Parents Substance-Abusing Families Domestic Violence and Neglect Plight of the Parent and the Social Worker Summary Review Questions Suggested Readings Web Exploration References Chapter 5 The Physical Abuse of Children Causes of Physical Abuse Interactional Variables Environmental/Life Stress Variables Social/Cultural/Economic Variables Risk Assessment and Physical Abuse Child Risk Factors Parental Risk Factors Family System Risk Factors Symptoms of Physical Abuse Physical Symptoms Behavioral Indications of Abuse Abusive Parents Parents' Unlearned Tasks from Childhood Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy Abusive Parents and Adolescents Domestic Violence and Other Abuse within the Family Domestic Violence Abuse by Siblings Summary Review Questions Suggested Readings Endnote Web Exploration References Chapter 6 The Sexual Abuse of Children Two Groups' Approaches to Child Sexual Abuse Child Protection Movement Feminist Movement Definition of Child Sexual Abuse Types of Sexual Abuse Intrafamilial Abuse Extrafamilial Abuse The Progression of Sexual Abuse Engagement Phases Sexual Interaction and Secrecy Phases Disclosure Phase Suppression Phase Incidence of Sexual Abuse Studies of Abuse Influence of Reporting on Statistics False Allegations Movement Profile of the Abused Child Children at Risk Female Victims Male Victims Degree of Trauma Profile of the Perpetrator Multifactor Theories Single-Fact.