1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910480177103321

Autore

Malley-Morrison Kathleen

Titolo

Family violence in a cultural perspective [[electronic resource] ] : defining, understanding, and combating abuse / / Kathleen Malley-Morrison, Denise A. Hines

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c2003

ISBN

1-4522-3257-1

1-4522-6697-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (329 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HinesDenise A

Disciplina

362.82920973

Soggetti

Family violence - United States

Interpersonal relations and culture - United States

Minorities - Family relationships - United States

Social work with minorities - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

COVER; CONTENTS; PREFACE; PART I: FAMILY VIOLENCE IN CULTURALCONTEXT: BACKGROUND ISSUES; 1 - ISSUES AND DEFINITIONS; 2 - THEORIES AND METHODS; 3 - TYPES AND EXTENT OF MALTREATMENT IN THE UNITED STATES; 4 - NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN CULTURAL CONTEXTS; 5 - NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN FAMILY VIOLENCE; 6 - AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CONTEXTS; 7 - AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILD MALTREATMENT; 8 - AFRICAN AMERICAN ADULT MALTREATMENT; PART IV: HISPANIC/LATINO CULTURES; 9 - HISPANIC/LATINO CULTURAL CONTEXTS; 10 - HISPANIC/LATINO CHILD MALTREATMENT; PART V: ASIAN AMERICAN CULTURES; 12 - ASIAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CONTEXTS

13 - ASIAN AMERICAN FAMILY VIOLENCEPART VI: CONCLUSION: PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION; 14 - PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION IN CHILD MALTREATMENT; 15 - PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION IN ADULT MALTREATMENT; REFERENCES; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

'Family Violence in a Cultural Perspective' helps students understand



the complexities of defining, measuring and preventing relationship abuse from a perspective that accurately reflects contemporary cultural diversity within the USA.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910786165503321

Autore

Sabillon Carlos <1967->

Titolo

World economic historical statistics / / Carlos Sabillon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Algora Pub., , 2005

ISBN

1-4175-6162-9

0-87586-354-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 222 pages)

Disciplina

330.9/002/1

Soggetti

Statistics

Economic indicators

Economic history

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 196-221).

Nota di contenuto

Part I. On Economic Growth -- Part II -- Chapter 1. World and Regional Statistics -- Chapter 2. East Asia -- Chapter 3. Eastern Europe And The Ex-Soviet Union -- Chapter 4. Latin America and the Caribbean -- Chapter 5. Middle East and North Africa -- Chapter 6. North America -- Chapter 7. Oceania -- Chapter 8. South Asia -- Chapter 9. Southeast Asia -- Chapter 10. Sub-Saharan Africa -- Chapter 11. Western Europe -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

Since the earliest of times, human beings have endeavored to uncover the causes of prosperity. History is the best tool that society possesses for identifying and analyzing the factors that contribute to economic growth; yet economic statistics that lend.