Family Violence: Prevention and Treatment / Edition 1

by Robert L. Hampton, Thomas P. Gullotta, Gerald R. Adams

Overview

What factors contribute to family violence and how can they be identified early so that future violence can be prevented? Addressing these and related issues, the papers in this volume are a testimony to the rapid expansion of research, theory and practice in the family violence field.

Leading researchers and clinicians explore the roots of family violence, including both physical and sexual abuse, and examine assessment, treatment and prevention. Topics addressed include whether children or the elderly are at greater risk, and the role of substance abuse in family violence.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780803952478
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	04/28/1993
Series:	Issues in Children's and Families' Lives , #1
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	344
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Prevention, Child and Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut, New London, CT.

Personality and Social Development, University of Guelph.

Table of Contents

Family Violence - Richard J Gelles
Child Physical Abuse - Joel S Milner and Julie L Crouch
Theory and Research
Double Exposure - Brenda Jones Harden and Sally A Koblinsky
Children Affected by Family and Community Violence
Legal Perspectives on Family Violence Against Children - Theodore J Stein
Preventing Child Maltreatment - Donna Harrington and Howard Dubowitz
What Do We Know Now about Spouse Abuse and Child Sexual Abuse in Families of Color in the United States? - Jo-Ellen Asbury
Physical and Sexual Violence in Marriage - Robert L Hampton, Pamela Jenkins and Maria Vandergriff-Avery
Psychological Abuse in Marriage and Dating Relationships - Christopher M Murphy and Michele Cascardi
Men who Batter - Larry W Bennett and Oliver J Williams
Understanding Elder Abuse - Linner Ward Griffin
Substance Abuse and Family Violence - H David Banks and Suzanne M Randolph
The Prediction, Assessment, and Treatment of Family Violence - Gary M Blau and Dorian Long

Editorial Reviews

Summarizes some of the best of current scholarship conducted by family violence researchers, beginning with an overview of the research, theory, controversies, and possible steps that could prevent family and intimate violence. Topics include child physical abuse; children who have been exposed to community or family violence and possible interventions for violence-exposed children; the prevention of child maltreatment; how ethnic or cultural expressions may impact the nature of violence; elderly abuse; the association between substance abuse and family violence; and methods for assessing and treating family violence. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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