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Media Coverage, Public Awareness and State Intervention in Child Abuse in China – An Analysis of High‐Profile Cases
Author(s) -
Qiao Dong Ping,
Whittaker Andrew Jonathan,
Zhang Tong
Publication year - 2017
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.2488
Subject(s) - neglect , intervention (counseling) , china , child abuse , state (computer science) , social media , media coverage , psychology , criminology , political science , suicide prevention , poison control , medicine , sociology , psychiatry , environmental health , media studies , law , algorithm , computer science
Key Practitioner Messages Child abuse is a complex social problem that is often deeply rooted in the cultural, economic and social practices of the country in which it exists. Child abuse in China is understood as deliberate and harmful acts, while many Western societies also include acts of omission such as neglect. There is a complex relationship between public awareness, media coverage and state intervention.‘A complex relationship between public awareness, media coverage and state intervention’