Commentary: Gender, Disability, and Abuse.

Goldson, Edward J.

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ERIC Number: EJ552103

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1997

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Commentary: Gender, Disability, and Abuse.

Goldson, Edward J.

Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, v21 n8 p703-05 Aug 1997

This commentary discusses the research article "Gender Differences in Abused Children with and without Disabilities" (Sobsey and others) that follows, which found that children with disabilities are at greater risk for being maltreated, that boys are more frequently abused, and that boys with disabilities are sexually abused more frequently than girls. (CR)

Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Child Abuse, Disabilities, Family Influence, Family Problems, Family Violence, Incidence, Parent Child Relationship, Predictor Variables, Sex Differences, Sexual Abuse, Victims of Crime

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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