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Defining child abuse in Hong Kong
Author(s) -
O'Brian Charles,
Lau Laurel S. W.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
child abuse review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.569
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1099-0852
pISSN - 0952-9136
DOI - 10.1002/car.2380040107
Subject(s) - neglect , corporal punishment , child abuse , child protection , government (linguistics) , face (sociological concept) , criminology , population , psychology , political science , medicine , sociology , poison control , suicide prevention , psychiatry , law , social science , environmental health , linguistics , philosophy
Abstract Definitions of child abuse are culturally driven. Hong Kong, with a predominantly Chinese population, has managed to eradicate much of the societal abuse that children suffer elsewhere in Asia. Professional and government attention has now shifted to child abuse and neglect within the family. The paper, based on interviews with key professionals. analysis of policy documents and practice records examines traditional Chinese parent‐child relationships. the status of parental authority and corporal punishment and changes in contemporary Hong Kong family life. It goes on to outline the development of responses to child abuse in Hong Kong, some of the dilemmas that professionals face in defining abuse and areas for future research.