Which Approach to Dealing with Child Abuse Draws on Traditional

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which approach to dealing with child abuse draws on traditional Indigenous ways of problem solving?

• A)Remove the child from the abusive parents and send the child to live with another family.
• B)Gather together extended family members to propose a plan for safeguarding the child.
• C)Remove the abusive parent from the home.
• D)Teach the child to defend him or herself against the abusive parent.

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Paradigm

A body of knowledge that selects and highlights certain issues for study. It includes assumptions about how a particular phenomenon ought to be studied and the kinds of experimental methods and measures that are appropriate to use.

Assumptions

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Analogies

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Natural Selection

The process by which biological traits become more or less common in a population due to consistent effects on the survival and reproduction of their bearers.