PROFILE OF NEGLECT: A SURVEY OF THE STATE OF KNOWLEDGE OF CHILD NEGLECT—by Norman A. Polansky, Carolyn Hally, and Nancy F. Polansky; Community Services Administration, Social and Rehabilitation Service, 1975, 57 pages. Available from the Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C. 20402, for $1.20 (stock no. 017-165-00006-8)
Abstract:Reviewed is recent literature and research on child neglect. Covered are the following topics (and ,sub-topics in parentheses) : (1) definition of neglect (distinguishing neglect from abuse, legal vs. professional definitions, operational definition);(2) prevalence of neglect; etiology (economics, cultural values and child caring, breakdown of the nuclear family, parental pathology, cycles of neglect); (3) identification, casefinding, early warning signals; consequences,Aneurological and other physical sequela… Show more
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