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Record 1 1995-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of Old Age
  • Sociology of the Family
  • Social Problems
CONT

According to Rathborne-McCuan (1980), 1 of 2 children mistreated violently by their parents attacks the parents later on, compared with 1 in 400 children reared non-violently.

OBS

... 64% of the abusers in his sample were dependent on their victims financially, and 55% were dependent on the victims for housing.

Key term(s)
  • abuser

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie de la vieillesse
  • Sociologie de la famille
  • Problèmes sociaux
OBS

[...] les trois quarts des agresseurs sont des membres de la famille, le fils étant l'agresseur le plus fréquent, suivi de près par la fille.

Spanish

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