Empirical Evidence on CHILD ABUSE in the Malaysian Context
The emergence of child abuse as an issue of public concern in Malaysia is formally discussed in 1970s, following the international work on "battered-child syndrome" in the United States in 1962. Malaysia has gained significant prominence, and the subject was catapulted into the public'...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Shah Alam, Selangor
UiTM Press, UiTM
2018
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Add Tag | Summary: | The emergence of child abuse as an issue of public concern in Malaysia is formally discussed in 1970s, following the international work on "battered-child syndrome" in the United States in 1962. Malaysia has gained significant prominence, and the subject was catapulted into the public's attention in 1990 by the events and media attention surrounding the tragic death of 26-month-old B. Balasundram. |
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| Physical Description: | xx, 136 pages illustrations 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references( pages [115]-133) and index |
| ISBN: | 9789673635467 |
The Battered child