Ethical Issues of Child Abuse by Parents and Other People in Makassar City, Indonesia

Children are members of the community who are weak both in physical and in the fulfillment of their right to the determined age of their right sometimes divided unevenly into their parents. Acts of violence against children are acts of abuse that are carried out by parents, or others towards children. Forms of violence that occur can be physical, psychological, sexual, to social. Physical violence in Indonesia is now one of the threats for children and is known as a hidden household tragedy. In the meantime, almost always the crime that occurs in children in the family, by society in general, is not seen as a crime. In this study the method uses a quantitative approach, by using numbers to describe characteristics, namely the ethical problem of child abuse by parents and others. With a study sample of 10 people and calculating the average then assessed using the Independent Sample T-test The average value of abuse by parents is more dominant than abuse by other people. It is because parents thought it was a way of educating that the child would become a disciplined person.