High-Risk Neighborhoods and High-Risk Families: The Human Ecology of Child Maltreatment.

Garbarino, James; Sherman, Deborah

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Publication Date: 1980-Mar

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High-Risk Neighborhoods and High-Risk Families: The Human Ecology of Child Maltreatment.

Garbarino, James; Sherman, Deborah

Child Development, v51 n1 p188-98 Mar 1980

Identifies the socioeconomic, demographic, and attitudinal correlates of neighborhood differences in the rate of child abuse and neglect, by comparing families in a high risk and a low risk neighborhood matched for socioeconomic level. (CM)

Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Community Influence, Comparative Analysis, Demography, Family Attitudes, Family Environment, Neighborhoods, Risk, Socioeconomic Status

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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