Current Controversies on Family Violence
Contributors: Donileen R. Loseke (Editor); Richard J. Gelles (Editor); Mary M. Cavanaugh (Editor)
Edition: Second Edition edition
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Published: September 13, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9780761921066
Subjects: Domestic violence; United States; Family violence; Dysfunctional Families; Violence in Society; Family & Relationships; Sociology; Family/Marriage; Prevention; Abuse - General; Family & Relationships / General; Victims of family violence; General
First sentence: Recognition by researchers of the importance of personality disorder (PD) as a causative factor in spouse assault has been delayed largely because PD falls outside the major paradigms created by broad spectrum theories that are currently in vogue.