Social Studies

Sexual abuse in children: Forms and effects of sexual abuse

len Alfred Ajibola - 07th September, 2024 @ 01:03 PM

Topics in Social Studies

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Academic Questions in Social Studies

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Twitter is a part of our social environment.

  • A. True

  • B. False

The following are objectives of social studies except _____.

  • A. It teaches morals and values

  • B. It enables us to better understand our environment

  • C. It creates national consciousness

  • D. It assists in producing upright citizens

  • E. It promotes the military form of government

  • F. It fosters judicious use of resources

Which of the following is not a natural cause of environmental problem?

  • A. Tsunami

  • B. Deforestation

  • C. Earthquake

  • D. Drought

  • E. Hurricane

  • F. Tornado

Conflict can simply be defined as a clash of interest.

  • A. True

  • B. False

_____ refers to a personal reflection of one's overall self worth.

  • A. Integrity

  • B. Reputation

  • C. Personality

  • D. Self-esteem

  • E. Psychoanalysis

  • F. Attributes

A type of marriage whereby a christian man marries a muslim woman is termed _____ marriage.

  • A. Faith

  • B. Religious

  • C. Denominational

  • D. Interfaith

  • E. Intrafaith

  • F. Church-Mosque

_____marriage is said to exist between couples who have lived together for a very long time with no prior form of marriage.

  • A. Open

  • B. Convinience

  • C. Trial

  • D. Left Handed

  • E. Companionate

  • F. Common Law

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The above image is considered a part of harmful traditional practices. The following are similar examples of such practices except _____.

  • A. Sharo

  • B. Wuuse

  • C. Female Genital Mutilation

  • D. Widowhood

  • E. Breast Ironing

  • F. Child Marriage



What is child abuse?


Child abuse refers to any action by a parent, guardian, caregiver, (or any other adult) that can result in physical, mental, emotional, psychological, or behavioral damage to a child below the age of 18. Generally, it goes beyond sexual abuse; and you can think of it as a misuse of children through various negative actions.

The actions that encomprises child abuse include the rendering of undue punishment to any child below the age of 18. Such punishment will include child isolation, intimidation, use of negative and denigrating words, unfair exercise of power over a child, child sexual harassment, child labor and other inhumane treatment.

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Forms of child abuse


With regards to the above definition of child abuse, it can therefore occur via the following ways:

  1. Depriving children of their rights; for instance, right to freedom of speech.
    Please read on the fundamental human rights and its characteristics here.

  2. Engaging harmful practices on the child; for instance, carrying out female genital mutilation on the girl child, breast ironing and so on.
    Please read more on harmful traditional practices here.
  3. Using children as forced labor. For instance, street hawking carried out by children.
  4. Use of abusive, vulgar, and oppressive language on a child.
  5. Sexual harassment of any form. This will include the malicious touching a child’s sensitive body parts; for instance, the genitals and external reproductive organs..
    Please read on the male reproductive organ here.
  6. Having sexual intercourse with a child.
  7. Adults with ulterior motives exposing their genitals and sexual organs to a child.
  8. Having obscene phone calls and text messages (sexting) with a minor.
  9. Exposing a child to ponography of any form.

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Meaning of child sexual abuse


In simple terms, child sexual abuse is defined as any form of sexual activity between a child and an older person. It occurs when a child (typically called a minor) is deceived, threatened, cajoled, or forced to have sexual intercourse (and other sexual actions) with an adult.

Meanwhile, understand that any inappropriate form of touching a child's sensitive organ is considered child sexual abuse. In fact, having a sexual conversation (with the hidden agenda of potentially having sex) with a child is considered child sexual abuse. In short, taking undue advantage of a child's sexually sensitive organ is child abuse.

Note: Sexual intercourse between an adult and a child (with or without the child’s consent) is always considered a child sexual abuse.

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Concerning child sexual abuse, it is noteworthy to state that children below the age of eighteen are termed as minors. In this regard, it is unlawful to engage in any form of sexual intercourse with them. Offending adults will face the full wrath of the law if found guilty of child sexual abuse.

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Research has it that the sexual abusers of children are often adults who are somewhat connected to the child. As a matter of fact, over 80% of victims under the age of eighteen know the abuser or the adult. Unfortunately, such abusers could be older cousins, uncles, teacher, a coach, instructor, caretaker, or even parents.

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Effects of sexual abuse on children


  1. Injury or damage to the child's sexual organs.
  2. Unwanted pregnancy.
  3. Infections with sexually transmitted diseases, e.g. HIV/AIDS.
  4. Difficulty in walking, sitting or standing.
  5. Depression on the part of the victim (child).
  6. Stigmatization of the victim.
  7. The child (victim) may develop phobia (or fear) on sexually related matters.
  8. The victim may run away from home or school.
  9. Vengefulness of the victim.
  10. Suicidal thoughts, and even suicide.

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Actions to be taken by a sexually abused victim


  1. Report to the appropriate constituted authority.
  2. Report to teachers if the abuse occurred within the school premises.
  3. Report to your parents or trusted adults.
  4. Go to the hospital for proper medical attention.
  5. Report the case to the police.
  6. Report to any agency or organization they combats sexual abuse.

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Amazing facts in Social Studies

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The Statue of Unity in Gujarat, India, is the tallest statue in the world. It stands at 182 meters (579 feet)

2.7 Billion Dollars was realized from the movie - Avengers: Endgame. This makes it the top-grossing film of all time

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The world’s oldest known work of art was discovered by scientists in 2019 on an Indonesian island named Sulawesi. This work of art was created 44,000 years ago, and it shows paintings of three Sulawesi pigs

68% of households in New Zealand have a pet, and this is more than any other nation or country in the world

According to the Population Reference Bureau, the number of people alive today represents about 7% of the total number of humans who have ever lived.

Yahoo is an acronym for: 'Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle'

Ashrita Furman holds the world record for the holder of the most world records. He had set over 600 records and currently holds more than 200 world records

As at 2023, France remains the most visited country (with about 90 million visitors), followed by Spain (83.7 million). Next is the United States of America (79.3 million)

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Some car license plates in the Northwest Territories of Canada are shaped like a polar bear

The Library of Congress located in Washington D.C, America is the world's largest library. It contains over 162 million items in more than 450 languages.

The British Library (with over 150 million items) comes second, followed by the Library and Archives Canada with 54 million items (third), the New York Public Library with 53.1 million items (fourth), and the Russian State Library with 44.4 million items (fifth)


Notable points in Social Studies

Social Studies is defined as an integrated study on the interaction of human beings with their physical and social environments.

We can think of our environment as everything that surrounds us at any point in time. For instance, the soil, air, your clothes, phone and everything surrounding you right now are all part of your environment. (That is, they make up your environment).

Physical environment describes every visible thing around us. It could be water, air, soil, clothes, phones or all other things found around us.

Social environment on the other hand describes the various social roles or positions that influence an individual or a group. It is represented in our culture, norms, values, the people and various institutions with whom we interact with. Meanwhile, understand that social media applications like facebook, twitter, instagram, youtube and the likes present a social environment where people can interact with one another regardless their geographical location around the world.

Please read on the meaning and objectives of social studies here

The causes of environmental problems can be either natural or man-made.

Natural causes of environmental problems will include the followings:

  • Erosion

  • Earthquakes

  • Drought

  • Tsunami

  • Tornadoes

  • Hurricanes


Some of the man-made causes of environmental problems are:

  • Pollution

  • Ozone layer depletion

  • Deforestation

  • Uncontrolled urbanization

  • Increased turnout of waste

  • Flooding

Environmental problems can be defined as problems associated with the lithosphere (land), atmosphere (air) and hydrosphere (water) as a result of man's action on earth.

Below are some of the constituents that make up our environment. These constituents may in turn act as factors that bring about environmental problems. They include:

  • Air or Atmosphere

  • Soil

  • Water

  • Bacteria

  • The people around us

  • The animals around us

  • The things around us. For instance, books, food, shoes, phones and so on.

Please read more on environmental problems here.

The following proactive processes can help reduce conflict in various organizations:

  1. Communication

  2. Set conflict guidelines

  3. Encourage collaboration and teamwork

  4. Proper recruitment process

  5. Promote social events

  6. Applying fair treatment

  7. Listening and understanding skills

  8. Private opinion and feedback from staff

  9. Gender equality

Please read more on conflict management in organizations here