The batterer as parent : addressing the impact of domestic violence on family dynamics / / Lundy Bancroft, Jay G. Silverman, Daniel Ritchie

• Autore: Bancroft Lundy
• Pubblicazione: Thousand Oaks, CA, : SAGE, c2012
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xvii, 326 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.82/92
• Soggetto topico: Abusive men - United States; Wife abuse - United States; Family violence - United States; Victims of family violence - United States
• Altri autori: SilvermanJay G RitchieDaniel <1972->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover ; Contents ; Foreword ; Preface ; Chapter 1 - The Battering Problem ; Defining Batterers ; Characteristics of Batterers ; Misconceptions about Batterers; Summary ; Chapter 2 - Power Parenting: The Batterer's Style with Children; Typical Characteristics of Batterers as Parents ; Effects on Children of Exposure to Domestic Violence Child Abuse ; The Batterer as Role Model ; Children's Outlook on the Batterer ; Summary ; Chapter 3 - Shock Waves: The Batterer's Impact on the Home ; Undermining of the Mother's Authority ; Effects on Mother-Child Relationships; Use of Children as Weapons against the Mother ; The Batterer's Impact on Other Aspects of Family Functioning Resilience in Mother-Child and in Sibling Relationships; Summary ; Chapter 4 - The Batterer as Incest Perpetrator ; Review of Studies ; The Predatory Child Molester versus the Incest Perpetrator; Shared Tactics of Batterers and Incest Perpetrators ; Shared Attitudes of Batterers and Incest Perpetrators Implications of the Overlap for Professional Response ; Sexual Abuse Allegations in Custody and Visitation Disputes ; Summary ; Chapter 5 - Impeding Recovery: The Batterer as Parent Postseparation ; Creating a Context for Children's Healing Batterers' Postseparation Conduct with Children; Batterers' Motivations for Seeking Custody or Increased Visitation ; Batterers' Advantages in Custody Disputes ; Batterers' Tactics in Custody and Visitation Disputes ; Effects on Children of Custody Litigation ; Summary ; Chapter 6 - The Mismeasure of Batterers as Parents: A Critique of Prevailing Theories of Assessment
• Sommario/riassunto: Moving beyond the narrow clinical perspective, this text offers a view that takes into account the complex ways in which a batterer's abusive and controlling behaviors are woven into the fabric of daily life.
• Titolo autorizzato: The batterer as parent
• ISBN: 9781452240480; 1452240485; 9781452263816; 1452263817
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910818771103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Sage series on violence against women.