The social issue I have
chosen to explore and research is child abuse within New Zealand
society. I chose this issue because it was a shock to me when I
discovered that New Zealand has one of the highest rates of physical
abuse and one of the worst rates of child death by maltreatment
within the family. Therefore,
this has brought me to researching this issue drawing on information
from databases and websites to discover how New Zealand got here and
why abuse is such a vicious cycle.
Child
abuse is defined in the Children, Young Persons and their Families
Act as: “the
harming (whether physically, emotionally, or sexually),
ill-treatment, abuse, neglect or deprivation of any child or young
person.” (Women's
Refuge, 2010). This is an issue that happens too often throughout New
Zealand, my question is, why are some people so ignorant towards it?
I am curious to discover why this is happening and how New Zealand got here? I am curious to examine the evidence and discover the facts. An area I hope to explore is the difference in this issue between New Zealand society and other societies. I aim to highlight the areas of concern within this issue and discuss the pedagogical implications for practice in the early childhood setting.
Next time..
I wish to research and discover New Zealand's child abuse statistics. I want to discover weather or not there has been an increase in previous statistics and what our current statistics show?
References
Women's Refuge, (2010). Child abuse: Violence in the home harms children. Retrieved 5
March, from https://womensrefuge.org.nz/WR/Domestic%20violence/Child%20abuse
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