Family Structure

Family Structure

Child Abuse Cause Family Structure

Certain types of families have an increased risk of child abuse and neglect. For example, single parents are more likely to abuse their children than married parents. However, single-parent families usually earn less money than other families, so this may account for the increased risk of abuse. Families with chronic marital discord or spousal abuse have higher rates of child abuse than families without these problems. In addition, families in which either the husband or wife dominates in making important decisions-such as where to live, what jobs to take, when to have children, and how much money to spend on food and housing-have higher rates of child abuse than families in which parents share responsibility for these decisions. (1)

In this Section: Child Abuse, Child Abuse Types, Child Abuse Prevalence, Child Abuse Causes (including Intergenerational Transmission of Violence, Social Stress, Social Isolation and Family Structure), Child Abuse Effects, Child Abuse Reporting (including Abused Children Care and Children Prevention and Treatment Programs) and Child Support.

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Notes and References

  1. Encarta Online Encyclopedia

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