Re: Male vs Female Abuse towards children

["lfontes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <lfontes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In this discussion of male versus female abuse of children, Let's not forget sexual abuse, inducing terror (through abusing the other parent) and child abandonment (having no or only sporadic contact with a child might be considered a form of indirect neglect)
Lisa fontes, Ph.D.



Original Message:
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From: Joseph A Vorrasi jav9@cornell.edu
Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2000 13:03:07 -0500
Subject: Re: Male vs Female Abuse towards children


Jeannine,


National surveys indicate that, relative to fathers, mothers use more
physical aggression against children.  This trend can be partially
explained by the simple fact that, on average, mothers have a greater
*opportunity* to abuse their children, given the propensity for children
to spend more time with their mothers than with their fathers.  The
statistics you seek, along with a discussion of them, can be found in the
following book: 


Straus, M. A., & Gelles, R. J. (Eds.). (1990). <underline>Physical
violence in American families: Risk factors and adaptations to violence
in 8,145 families</underline>. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction.      


Good luck,


Joe Vorrasi



At 11:23 AM 12/5/00 -0500, jeannine turchiano wrote:

>In all of the research I have been doing I cannot find any statistics on
who does more of the child abusing in the US is it women or men?? Do you
have any stats of perhaps you can direct me to a website that would have
this information.

>

>Thank you very much- Jeannine

>

>




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