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Problem Area: Problems of Families and...
Online Activities
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Go to the sites listed and find the specific areas mentioned in the capsules below.
- Children, Youth and Families Research Network
Under Resources, click on About CYFERNet. What are your reactions to this organization? Could you see yourself becoming involved with its mission?
- Virtual Hospital
Click on About Us to learn about this site. This is an excellent example of a technological linkage between the family, medical care, and cyberspace. What do you think of this concept?
- National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
This is the U.S. government homepage dealing with child protection and custody.
Read the description of this service. Do you know anyone who might benefit from the information that this organization is prepared to provide? If so, why not plan to share this information with them.
- National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
This private coalition advocates and provides support for battered women on both the national and grassroots levels.
This site will provide you with a glimpse of the activities of this organization in reference to domestic violence. Do you know anyone who you suspected had been a victim of family violence? Do you believe organizations like this one help those people who are affected to deal with the problem?
- Feminist Majority Foundation
This homepage lists support resources for women who are victims of domestic violence, including the government-sponsored national hotline.
Click on About FMF & FM and read the mission and principles. Whether you think of yourself as a feminist or not, this is a good example of an organization that is devoted to various concerns that affect women in America. And whether you are female or male, what are your reactions to the agenda of the Feminist Majority Organization?
- Family Violence Prevention Fund
This organization works to end domestic violence and help women and children whose lives are devastated by abuse. Click on Resources and then on Get the Facts. Which of these facts surprised you? Click on some of the links in the Take Action section of the website. Which of these do you think would be most useful in helping prevent domestic violence? Can you see yourself getting involved? Why? Why not?
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