Child Maltreatment: An Analysis of Familial and Institutional Predictors.

Ory, Marcia G.; Earp, Jo Anne L.

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ERIC Number: EJ233759

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1980-Sep

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Child Maltreatment: An Analysis of Familial and Institutional Predictors.

Ory, Marcia G.; Earp, Jo Anne L.

Journal of Family Issues, v1 n3 p339-56 Sep 1980

Social disorganization in the family was found to be strongly related to the likelihood of child maltreatment. Utilization of social services, on the other hand, had a counterbalancing, negative impact on the occurrence of child maltreatment. (Author/CS)

Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Disadvantaged Environment, Family Problems, Family Structure, Predictor Variables, Social Services, Unwed Mothers

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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