Understanding family violence : treating and preventing partner, child, sibling, and elder abuse / / Vernon R. Wiehe
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Wiehe Vernon R
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| Titolo: |
Understanding family violence : treating and preventing partner, child, sibling, and elder abuse / / Vernon R. Wiehe
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| Pubblicazione: | Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Sage Publications, c1998 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (x, 278 p.) : ill |
| Disciplina: | 362.82/927/0973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Family violence - United States - Prevention |
| Family violence - Treatment - United States | |
| Family social work - United States | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-257) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 - Aggression; Definition of Terms; Theoretical Perspectives of Aggression; Summary; Chapter 2 - Child Abus IS Definition of Terms; The Extent of Child Maltreatment; Historical Perspective; Understanding Child Physical Abuse; Factors Associated With Emotiona l Abuse; Factors Associated With Child Sexual Abuse; Four Preconditions of Child Sexual Abuse; Feminist Perspectives on Child Sexua l Abuse; Responding to Child Abuse; Effects of Abuse on the Victims; Treating Child Abuse; Treatment of Adult Survivors; Megan's Law; Treatment of Offenders |
| Treatment Issues Relative to Race and CulturePreventing Child Abuse; Summary; Suggested Reading; Chapter 3 - Partner Abuse; Definition of Terms; Marital Rape; Partner Abuse in Gay and Lesbian Relationships; Battered Husbands; Incidence of Abuse; Understanding Partner Abuse; The Cycle of Violence; Effects of Abuse on the Victim; Impact of the Abuse on Children; Response Patterns of Abused Women; The Perpetrators; Treatment of Perpetrators; Evaluation of Treatment Programs; Services for the Victim; Preventing Partner Abuse; Summary; Suggested Reading; Chapter 4 - Elder Abuse | |
| Definition of TermsAbuse in Nursing Homes; Incidence of Abuse; Theoretical Factors for Understanding Elder Abuse; The Victims; The Perpetrators; Assessing and Intervening in Elder Abuse; Preventing Elder Abuse; Summary; Suggested Reading; Chapter 5 - Sibling Abuse; The Research Participants; Incidence of Abuse; Physical Abuse; Emotional Abuse; Sexual Abuse; Survivors ' Responses to Their Sexual Abuse; Sexual Curiosity; Parental Awareness of Sibling Abuse; Parental Reactions to Sibling Abuse; Understanding Sibling Abuse; Effects of Abuse on the Survivor | |
| Distinguishing Abusive Behavior From Normal BehaviorProblem Solving as an Intervention in Sibling Abuse; Treating Survivors; Preventing Sibling Abuse; Summary; Suggested Reading; References; Index; About the Author | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Vernon R. Wiehe describes the main types of family violence and ways of preventing and treating such behaviour. He uses actual case studies to illustrate the victims' experiences and perception of abuse. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Understanding family violence |
| ISBN: | 9781452232003 |
| 1452232008 | |
| 9780761916444 | |
| 076191644X | |
| 9781452264783 | |
| 1452264783 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910821174303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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