Family Violence: Legal, Medical, and Social Perspectives
- ISBN-10
- 1317240537
- ISBN-13
- 9781317240532
- Series
- Family Violence
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 484
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-08-04
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Authors
- Cliff Roberson, Paul Harvey Wallace
Description
Family Violence: Legal, Medical, and Social Perspectives examines the entire spectrum of family violence, focusing on social processes and social relationships. The eighth edition is a multidisciplinary introduction to the study of domestic violence that guides readers to a better understanding of the challenges involved in reducing or eliminating violence. The new edition includes more information on PTSD and head trauma, a new section in children witnessing domestic violence, more international perspectives, which allow students to understand that family violence crosses borders and cultures, and a series of Promising Practices boxes that bring professional knowledge and accomplishments into the classroom.
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