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dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-07T14:09:36Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2022-01-07T14:09:36Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 1997 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Vassallo, S. M. (1997). Attitudes towards child abuse in Malta (Bachelor's dissertation). | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/86584 | - |
dc.description | B.A.(HONS).SOC.ADMIN | en_GB |
dc.description.abstract | This study examines how a selected sample from the Maltese population defines child physical and sexual abuse and neglect. In addition the respondent's willingness to report abuse, and their opinion about the introduction of child abuse prevention policies is investigated. The first part of this work introduces the reader to the complex issue of child abuse by describing what is child abuse, who are the victims and their abusers, and how abuse can be prevented. This is followed by a description of the methodology and results of the survey of the attitudes of a selected sample of respondents, compared to a control group. Finally the major services offering help to abused children are described and a set of recommendations is proposed. The respondents in both areas were able to detect situations where a child is in danger of sexual abuse, or suffering from neglect. The respondents were favourable to the introduction of sexual education and awareness programmes, and a good percentage of respondents said that they would use child care facilities such as baby-sitting agencies. Even if the respondents were able to identify situations in which a child is physically abused, a high percentage of respondents in both areas considered a parent occasionally spanking a child as normal. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Child abuse -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Abused children -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Sociology -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Families -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Parent and child -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Family violence -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.title | Attitudes towards child abuse in Malta | en_GB |
dc.type | bachelorThesis | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.publisher.institution | University of Malta | en_GB |
dc.publisher.department | Faculty for Social Wellbeing. Department of Social Policy & Social Work | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | N/A | en_GB |
dc.contributor.creator | Vassallo, Sonya M. (1997) | - |
Appears in Collections: | Dissertations - FacSoW - 1997-2010 Dissertations - FacSoWSPSW - 1986-2008 |
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