Divorce is best described as a process of change that extends over time and across a number of areas of family functioning. In divorce, there are differences in both family processes and in the children's accommodation to change. There is a definite relationship between divorce and some psychologi...

About seven years ago, my sister, at the mere age of twelve, was raped. After a horrible hurricane in Florida destroyed hundreds of homes and caused millions of dollars worth of damage, my sister volunteered to travel with some other members of her church to assist with the reconstruction of some o...

The conception of what constitutes maltreatment of children and in fact the whole concept of what constitutes a designation of being a "child" has changed over time, like many other societal definitions. The designation of a child as a vulnerable member of society that requires special pro...

RACISM We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. The Declaration of Independence The legal barriers to racial equality have signi...

Mead Shumway of Nebraska, was convicted of the first degree murder of his employer's wife on circumstantial evidence and sentenced to death by jury. His last words before his execution were: "I am an innocent man. May God forgive everyone who said anything against me." The next year, the v...

Midwifery, outdated or underrated? Many pregnant women in the United States are unaware of the options they have in choosing their primary health care providers. Most women think that the only way to have their baby delivered is by going to a hospi...