Child maltreatment
Subtitle: an introduction
By: Cindy L. Miller-Perrin, Robin D. Perrin.
Contributors: Perrin, Robin D.
Edition: 2nd. ed.
Publisher: Sage Publications
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 475
Subjects: Child abuse -- United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 395-456) and index.
Table of contents: title: History and definitions of child maltreatment; title: The study of child maltreatment : theoretical and methodological issues; title: Child physical abuse; title: Child sexual abuse; title: Child neglect; title: Child psychological maltreatment; title: Additional forms of child maltreatment; title: Key issues in responding to child maltreatment; title: Controversial issues in the study of child maltreatment; title: Advancing the field of child maltreatment; title: What you can do to help.