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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813315903321

Titolo

Family violence : prevention and treatment / / editor, Robert L. Hampton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Sage Publications, c1999

ISBN

9780761906643

0761906649

9781322417073

1322417075

9781452263281

1452263280

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 347 p.)

Collana

Issues in children's and families' lives ; ; v. 1

Altri autori (Persone)

HamptonRobert L

Disciplina

362.82/92

Soggetti

Family violence - United States - Prevention

Family violence - Treatment - United States

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; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 - Family Violence; Chapter 2 - Child Physical Abuse: Theory and Research; Chapter 3 - Double Exposure: Children Affected by Family and Community Violence; Chapter 4 - Legal Perspectives on Family Violence Against Children; Chapter 5 - Preventing Child Maltreatment; Chapter 6 - What Do We Know Now About Spouse Abuse and Child Sexual Abuse in Families of Color in the United States?; Chapter 7 - Physical and Sexual Violence in Marriage; Chapter 8 - Psychological Abuse in Marriage and Dating Relationships

Chapter 9 - Men Who BatterChapter 10 - Understanding Elder Abuse; Chapter 11 - Substance Abuse and Family Violence; Chapter 12 - The Prediction, Assessment, and Treatment of Family Violence; Index; About the Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

Completely rewritten to reflect recent research into family and intimate violence, the 2nd edition of Family Violence explores the subject from its origins to assessment and treatment for both victims and perpetrators.