Violence in the Americas: the social pandemic of the 20th century
Publisher: PAHO ; Washington D.C. ; 1997Description: 31 p; illISBN: 92-75-12059-5Subject(s): VIOLENCE | WOMEN | CRIME | CHILDREN | CHILD ABUSE | SOCIAL PROBLEMS | AMERICASSummary: Violence in its many manifestations, is a growing public health problem, as increases in mortality, morbidity and disability rates demonstrate. It is important to emphasize violence against women and children which seems to be strongly linked to longstanding cultural practices that tend to perpetuate the cycle of violence: the child who is abused at an early age can later become an abuser in his family and a violent member of society. This should also alert stakeholder to the necessity and urgency of instituting prevention programs at all levels to control this tragedy. (Extracted from the document)| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Violence in its many manifestations, is a growing public health problem, as increases in mortality, morbidity and disability rates demonstrate. It is important to emphasize violence against women and children which seems to be strongly linked to longstanding cultural practices that tend to perpetuate the cycle of violence: the child who is abused at an early age can later become an abuser in his family and a violent member of society. This should also alert stakeholder to the necessity and urgency of instituting prevention programs at all levels to control this tragedy. (Extracted from the document)
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