Comments on: National Survey On Children’s Exposure To Violence http://thecurvature.com/2009/10/21/national-survey-on-childrens-exposure-to-violence/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:47:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Quercki http://thecurvature.com/2009/10/21/national-survey-on-childrens-exposure-to-violence/#comment-15256 Quercki Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:31:14 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/?p=6842#comment-15256 <i>But I spend most of my time talking in anecdotes. A lot of us do, and that is in truth an extremely powerful thing. Because anecdotes connect with people, they outrage people, and they inspire people in ways that numbers seem to rarely do. And yet, sometimes I still think it’s important, when having these discussions, to step back and look at the bigger picture, and to arm ourselves with statistics. Because someone will always be demanding them later on down the line.</i> Exactly. Thanks. But I spend most of my time talking in anecdotes. A lot of us do, and that is in truth an extremely powerful thing. Because anecdotes connect with people, they outrage people, and they inspire people in ways that numbers seem to rarely do. And yet, sometimes I still think it’s important, when having these discussions, to step back and look at the bigger picture, and to arm ourselves with statistics. Because someone will always be demanding them later on down the line.

Exactly. Thanks.

]]> By: Michael McIntyre http://thecurvature.com/2009/10/21/national-survey-on-childrens-exposure-to-violence/#comment-15205 Michael McIntyre Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:32:15 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/?p=6842#comment-15205 Is there any information on how much of the abuse comes from parents? Because if by "culture of violence" we really mean the violence embedded in the patriarchal nuclear family, then we have a very different struggle ahead than if we identify the enemy as an amorphous "culture". Is there any information on how much of the abuse comes from parents? Because if by “culture of violence” we really mean the violence embedded in the patriarchal nuclear family, then we have a very different struggle ahead than if we identify the enemy as an amorphous “culture”.

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