HD 300 1st Edition Lecture 14 Outline of Last Lecture I Types of Pedophiles II Types of Preference Molesters a Pedastry III Female Perpetrators IV Technophilia V Sexual Abuse in the School Setting VI Research Findings Shakeshift and Cohan Outline of Current Lecture I Introduction to Bullying II Documentary on Bullying III Bullying a Demographic b Description c Bullies d Victim characteristics e Consequences f Warning Signs g Why is the attention on bullying now IV Child Labor a Unicef b Definition Current Lecture These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute Unit 12 A Global Perspective of Child Abuse Introduction Bullying Exploitation of children War Poverty Socially toxic environments Documentary on Bullying Suicide of bullying Victims feel they are to blame because they think they are weak Bullying Demographics o 8 million per year in US 30 of teens report incidents 2011 o 1 in 10 victims are victim of extreme bullying o Boys mostly physical o Girls mostly emotional o Bullying hides under the cover of teasing o Bullying is illegal in some states Description o Using power to diminish victim o Can involve physical emotional or sexual assault Bullies o Often victims at home o Bullying gives them more power Victim characteristics o No physical characteristics sets children apart to be bullied o Bullies seek two types of victims The child who is sensitive and passive The provocative child who invites bullying In your face Attention Invite trouble Consequences o Lack of self esteem confidence and belief in themselves o Experiences aloneness pain sadness fear and feeling left out o May lead to suicidal ideation attempts or completion o May drive a child to commit homicide against the perpetrators Warning signs that a child is possibly being bullied o Aggressive o Withdrawn o Physically ill o Anxious o Unable to concentrate o Grades drop don t want to go to school Advice to parents and teachers o Telling the child to fight back is a mistake Escalates the violence Can be dangerous o Establish a climate that lets the child know that bullying is not acceptable behavior At home or at school o Role playing to help identify and deal o Help children Learn conflict resolution Deal with anger Understand what behavior is acceptable and what is not Why is the attention on bullying now o Now involves Bringing weapons to school Forced sexual activity Intimidation to the point that the child does not want to attend school o Bullying has deep and long lasting consequence Child Labor Unicef Report Unicef State of the World s Children o 1 in 4 children in developing countries is a child laborer o Approximately 190 million children between ages 10 14 are working o Approximately 250 million between ages 5 14 are working o 70 work 6 days a week or more o 50 work 9 hours a day or more What is child labor o Full time work at too early an age o Too many hours spen working o Work that exerts undue physical social or psychological stress o Work and life on the streets in bad conditions o Inadequate pay o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Or no pay Too much responsibility Work that hampers access to education Work that undermines children s dignity and self esteem Slavery bonded labor sexual exploitation Bonded labor parent give kids labor to pay off debts Work that is detrimental to full social and psychological development Generally work from 6am to midnight Often forced to eat sleep and work in the same stuffy overcrowded room Locked in to prevent escape Exposed to pesticides dust asbestos and other hazardous fumes Noise levels in some factories cause deafness Exposed to dangerous conditions Half of the world s child workers live in Asia In Africa 1 3 of the children are laborers In Latin America 1 in 5 children work 5 of children work in sweat shops Most work for local economies Farm labor selling on the streets domestic labor Most child labor occurs in developing countries However child labor is increasing in developed countries as well Slavery or child bondage is still practiced The ILO has called for a ban on the harshest forms of child labor Slavery prostitution and work in hazardous industries