Family Abuse
Consequences, Theories, and Responses
Published on 27. February 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-205-29569-2 (ISBN)
Description
Both conceptual and practical, this is the only text to examine the relationship between family abuse and deviant behavior using an approach that integrates theory, research findings, and programmatic efforts.
Family Abuse: Consequences, Theories, and Responses is unique in that it places family abuse within a theoretical context covering sociological, psychological, and biological theories. Topic coverage is comprehensive and includes an assessment of the quality of current treatment and prevention efforts, and also proposes various solutions to family abuse.
Family Abuse: Consequences, Theories, and Responses is unique in that it places family abuse within a theoretical context covering sociological, psychological, and biological theories. Topic coverage is comprehensive and includes an assessment of the quality of current treatment and prevention efforts, and also proposes various solutions to family abuse.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 178 mm
Weight
513 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-205-29569-2 (9780205295692)
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Content
Each chapter includes Review questions, Summary, Key Terms, Bibliography. I. FAMILY ABUSE: DEFINING THE PROBLEM.
1. The Nature, Types and Prevalence of Family Abuse.
II. FAMILY ABUSE: ITS NATURE, VARIETIES AND CONSEQUENCES.
2. The Nature and Varieties of Physical Abuse.
3. The Nature and Varieties of Sexual Abuse.
4. The Nature and Varieties of Psychological Abuse.
III. THEORETICAL INTERPRETATIONS OF FAMILY ABUSE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES.
5. Physical Abuse, Sexual Abuse and Deviancy: Theoretical Interpretations.
6. Psychological Maltreatment and its Consequences: Theoretical Interpretations.
7. The Status of Theory on Family Abuse and its Consequences: Problems and Issues.
IV. VICTIMS AND PERPETRATORS.
8. Violence across the Life Course.
9. Victims and Perpetrators: Family Abuse by Gender, Race, Ethnicity and other Correlates.
V. SPECIAL POPULATIONS, INTERVENTIONS AND TREATMENT.
10. Special Populations and Complicating Factors.
11. Treatment and Prevention of Family Abuse.
12. What Do We Know? What Is to Be Done?
1. The Nature, Types and Prevalence of Family Abuse.
II. FAMILY ABUSE: ITS NATURE, VARIETIES AND CONSEQUENCES.
2. The Nature and Varieties of Physical Abuse.
3. The Nature and Varieties of Sexual Abuse.
4. The Nature and Varieties of Psychological Abuse.
III. THEORETICAL INTERPRETATIONS OF FAMILY ABUSE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES.
5. Physical Abuse, Sexual Abuse and Deviancy: Theoretical Interpretations.
6. Psychological Maltreatment and its Consequences: Theoretical Interpretations.
7. The Status of Theory on Family Abuse and its Consequences: Problems and Issues.
IV. VICTIMS AND PERPETRATORS.
8. Violence across the Life Course.
9. Victims and Perpetrators: Family Abuse by Gender, Race, Ethnicity and other Correlates.
V. SPECIAL POPULATIONS, INTERVENTIONS AND TREATMENT.
10. Special Populations and Complicating Factors.
11. Treatment and Prevention of Family Abuse.
12. What Do We Know? What Is to Be Done?