Does Culture Matter: The Characteristics of Adolescent Physical Abuse Cases Investigated by Montreal's English Youth Protection Services

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Title
Does Culture Matter: The Characteristics of Adolescent Physical Abuse Cases Investigated by Montreal's English Youth Protection Services
Abstract
The author asks whether there is greater normative tolerance for physical discipline within certain ethno-cultural groups? She examines the characteristics of 72 physical abuse cases reported to Montreal's English Youth Protection Services over a two-year period. Almost half of the cases (49%) involved visible minority youth. The author used cross tabulations of 68 variables to compare two groups: visible minority and Caucasian youth. Factors such as immigration and acculturation stressors and a parent having been subject to physical punishment as a child were more prominent in cases involving visible minority youth, while parental mental health problems occurred more frequently in cases involving Caucasian youth.
Type
Master's Thesis
University
McGill University
Place
Montreal
Date
2009
# of Pages
vii-75p.
Language
en
URL
Citation
Garland, Leigh. “Does Culture Matter: The Characteristics of Adolescent Physical Abuse Cases Investigated by Montreal’s English Youth Protection Services.” Master’s Thesis, McGill University, 2009. https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item?id=TC-QMM-40671&op=pdf&app=Library&is_thesis=1&oclc_number=1032878350.
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