Family Violence Across the Lifespan: An Introduction
- ISBN-10
- 1412997682
- ISBN-13
- 9781412997683
- Series
- Family Violence Across the Lifespan
- Category
- Family & Relationships
- Pages
- 896
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-12-14
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Authors
- Ola W. Barnett, Cindy L. Miller-Perrin, Robin D. Perrin
Description
The most comprehensive research-based text on family violence – now more accessible and visually inviting than ever before Streamlined and updated throughout with state-of-the-art information, this Third Edition of the authors' bestselling book gives readers an accessible introduction to the methodology, etiology, prevalence, treatment, and prevention of family violence. Research from experts in the fields of psychology, sociology, criminology, and social welfare informs the book's broad coverage of current viewpoints and debates within the field. Organized chronologically, chapters cover child physical, sexual, and emotional abuse; abused and abusive adolescents; courtship violence and date rape; spouse abuse, battered women, and batterers; and elder abuse.
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Other editions
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- 1996-11-07
- 416 pages
- Paperback
- SAGE Publications, Incorporated
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