title: The price of privacy in the social dynamics of child abuse.
abstract: Under certain conditions, family isolation serves as the catalytic agent for child abuse. Privacy that excludes intrusive kinship and neighborhood networks can be a danger to children.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008019:Life Style; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education; D012924:Social Conditions; D012934:Social Isolation; D013315:Stress, Psychological