Family abuse and violence
Subtitle: a social problems perspective
By: JoAnn Miller and Dean D. Knudsen.
Contributors: Knudsen, Dean D., 1932-
Series: Violence prevention and policy series
Publisher: AltaMira Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Lanham, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 425
ISBN-13: 9780759108004; 9780759108011
Subjects: Family violence -- United States; Problem families -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-416) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Family abuse and violence episodes : a case study and a conceptual framework; title: Measuring and estimating the cases : agency, government, and social survey data; title: Interpreting the past and documenting the present; title: From violence to abuse : defining a social problem; title: Physical abuse of children; title: Sexual abuse of children; title: Implications of family abuse and violence definitions; title: General population perceptions of family abuse and violence problems; title: Dating and intimate partner abuse and violence; title: Consequences of intragenerational family abuse and violence; title: Neglect : the failure to act on behalf of dependents; title: Persistent controversies and emerging issues; title: What do we know? What should we do?