TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - First and second-order changes in a community's response to a child abuse fatality
JO  - Communication monographs
A1  - Wilson, Steven R.
SP  - 481
EP  - 487
VL  - 73
IS  - 4
N2  - 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 /> 
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SN  - 0363-7751
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03637750601061232
ID  - ref1
ER  -