----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Pensinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 9:55 PM Subject: Re: Child abuse (was: More on North Korea)
> But isn't economic stress a major factor in abuse? And wouldn't the > poor be more susceptible to economic stress? Intuitively, one would think so. But, if it is a factor, it is hard to see. The number 1 controlling factor that I know of is that children that grow up in abusive homes tend to become abusers themselves. Drug and alcohol use are also a factor. A change in one's ecconomic circunstance can be a trigger, but the underlying pattern needs to be there. Pressure at work can also be a factor. The thing that shocked me more than anything is how prevalent it is. When I was growing up, I thought abuse, particularly sexual abuse, is rare. But its not. Indeed, Teri's comment on how many priests are known as pedophiles is that "they have only caught a small fraction of them" because of the overall statistics, not because of any thought that priests are more likely to abuse. Dan M. Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
