Child Abuse Literature & Language Essay Research Paper (Essay Sample)

Child Abuse Controversy
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One of our society’s few remaining taboos is child abuse. We think of child abuse as an extreme evil (Gallagher, 2001). As a result, we have been as blind as a bat in creating various legal definitions, governmental agencies that take children from their homes and thousands of unjust laws. Do the laws preventing child abuse give room for parents to discipline their children? We identify and prevent child abuse using contentious plans that interfere with the family process (Hopper, 2015). Therefore, these laws have not met their purpose but rather interfered with private family lives and child upbringing.
Professionals are allowed to share private information with others without a family’s consent which is a breach of confidentiality (Gallagher, 2001). Laws preventing physical punishment of any form hinder effective disciplining leading to high rates of indiscipline. I am not for physical punishment, but laws should, at least, define the unacceptable levels of physical punishment. Don’t you think it is harsh to prosecute a parent for pinching a child? Perhaps, just sometimes, not everything that parents do to discipline their children is grubby and sleazy and wrong.