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Peer reviewedOry, Marcia G.; Earp, Jo Anne L. – Journal of Family Issues, 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
