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Don't You Love Me Mummy?

出版	Heather Mackay, 2011-11
主題	Psychology / GeneralPsychology / Social Psychology
ISBN	09864680299780986468025
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=jUbulgEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋Child abuse is intergenerational and it won’t go away of its own accord. Utilising the research methods found in Community Psychology, members of a community can take responsibility for what is going on in their environs. This form of research identifies areas within a community that need strengthening, it implements plans to fix those weaknesses, and creates change before serious problems arise. Community psychology believes that changes in the environment will create changes in the individual and is more likely to lead to sustainable change because it is organised by the community members.Don’t you love me Mummy? considers the two usual forms of intervention - individual interventions that identify ‘at risk’ children and intervention through law change. In both instances, children usually have been hurt before anything gets done. Along with education and support, further protective measures must be implemented if any intervention is to succeed. Community psychology is about defining ideals in communities, and through community participation and partnerships, it makes what was deemed to be an ideal a reality. In a community, people generally turn a blind eye towards things they don’t want to see, mainly because they cannot change them or they fear the consequences of making a complaint, thereby creating the belief that the community is powerless. This belief will change when members begin to take responsibility for their environment.Included in the book are six research studies into childhood abuse. Modern scientific research coupled with psychological research is beginning to demonstrate to parents and caregivers that some children are genetically predisposed towards anti-social violent behaviour. For example, childhood physical abuse appears to trigger that predisposition in boys whose brains produce lower levels of AMOA. Another study suggests that 19% to 25% of antisocial behaviour displayed by a child can be attributed to genetics. Don’t you love me Mummy? suggests ways we can fix communities and explains why we should.