Family violence across the lifespan : an introduction / Ola W. Barnett

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A thoroughly updated and expanded new edition, Family Violence Across the Lifespan , helps students achieve a deeper understanding of the methodology, etiology, prevalence, treatment, and prevention of family violence. Research from experts in the fields of psychology, sociology, criminology, and social welfare are woven together to provide broad coverage of current viewpoints and debates within the field of domestic violence study.

Practice and policy considerations provide new and welcome perspectives, and in addition, informal interviews with leading authorities in the field of violence add depth and clarity to the topics. Organized chronologically, chapters cover child physical, sexual, and emotional abuse; courtship violence and date rape; spouse abuse, battered women, and batterers; and elder abuse.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• History and Definitions of Family Violence
• Theories and Methodology
• Investigating the Problem of Family Violence
• Physical Child Abuse
• Child Sexual Abuse
• Child Neglect and Psychological Maltreatment
• Children Exposed to Marital Violence
• Courtship Violence and Date Rape
• Marital Violence
• An Overview
• Marital Violence
• Battered Women
• Marital Violence
• Batterers
• Elder Abuse
• Looking toward the Future

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