@article{ref1,
title="First and second-order changes in a community's response to a child abuse fatality",
journal="Communication monographs",
year="2006",
author="Wilson, Steven R.",
volume="73",
number="4",
pages="481-487",
abstract="This essay analyzes the case of Aiyana Gauvin, a 4-year-old girl in my own community who died in March, 2005 from injuries inflicted by her stepmother. I explore the Greater Lafayette community's responses to Aiyana's death, arguing they evolved over time from primarily first-order to second-order changes (Watzlawick, Weakland, & Fisch, 1974). These levels differ in terms of which institutions are responsible for responding to child abuse as well as how communities see families. I discuss research questions our discipline could pursue to help assess whether community responses to child abuse and neglect are making a difference.<p />",
language="",
issn="0363-7751",
doi="10.1080/03637750601061232",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03637750601061232"
}