Physical Violence in American Families
By: Murray Straus
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Published: 2017
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 622
ISBN-13: 9781315126401
Subjects: Family violence
Description: "The informative and controversial findings in this book are based on two path-breaking national surveys of American families. Both show that while the family may be the central locus of love and support, it is also the locus of risk for those who are physically assaulted. The book provides a wealth of information on gender differences and similarities in violence, and on the effects of gender roles and inequality. Two landmark American studies of violence from the National Family Violence survey form the basis of this book. Both show that while the family may be the central locus of love and support, it is also the locus of risk for those who are being physically assaulted. This is particularly true for women and children, who are statistically more at risk of assault in their own homes than on the streets of any American city. Physical Violence in American Families provides a wealth of information on gender differences and similarities in violence, and on the effects of gender roles and inequality. It is essential for anyone doing empirical research or clinical assessment."--Provided by publisher.
Table of contents: title: Part Part I. Researching Family Violence; title: chapter 1 The National Family Violence Surveys; title: chapter 2 Methodological Issues in the Study of Family Violence; title: chapter 3 Measuring Intrafamily Conflict and Violence: The Conflict Tactics (CT); title: chapter 4 The Conflict Tactics Scales and Its Critics: An Evaluation and New Data on Validity and Reliability; title: chapter 5 Injury and Frequency of Assault and the; title: part Part II. Incidence and Tr ends; title: chapter 6 How Violent Are American Families? Estimates from the National Family Violence Resurvey and Other Studies Murray; title: chapter 7 Societal Change and Change in Family Violence from 1975 to 1985 As Revealed by Two National Surveys; title: chapter 8 Physical Punishment and Physical Abuse of American Children: Incidence Rates by Age, Gender, and Occupational Class; title: part Part III. The Social Psychology of Family Violence; title: chapter 9 Gender Differences in Reporting Marital Violence and Its Medical and Psychological Consequences Jan E. Stets and Murray A. Straus; title: chapter 10 Some Social Structure Determinants of Inconsistency between Attitudes and Behavior: The Case of Family Violence; title: chapter 11 Social Stress and Marital Violence in a National Sample of American Families; title: chapter 12 The; title: part Part IV. Family Organization and Family Violence; title: chapter 13 The Marriage License as a Hitting License: A Comparison of Assaults in Dating, Cohabiting and Married Couples; title: chapter 14 Family Patterns and Child Abuse Murray A. Straus and Christine Smith; title: chapter 15 Maternal Employment and Violence toward Children; title: chapter 16 Violence and Pregnancy: Are Pregnant Women at Greater Risk of Abuse?; title: chapter 17 Marital Power, Conflict, and Violence in a Nationally Representative Sample of American Couples; title: chapter 18 Marital Violence in a Life Course Perspective; title: part Part V. Violence and the Structure of Society; title: chapter 19 Race, Class, Network Embeddedness, and Family Violence: A Search for Potent Support Systems; title: chapter 20 Violence in Hispanic Families in the United States: Incidence Rates and Structural Interpretations; title: chapter 21 Wife's Marital Dependency and Wife Abuse; title: chapter 22 Patriarchy and Violence against Wives: The Impact of Structural and Normative Factors; title: part Part VI. The Aftermath of Family Violence: Coping and Consequences of Violence; title: chapter 23 Ordinary Violence, Child Abuse, and Wife Beating: What Do They Have in Common?; title: chapter 24 The Medical and Psychological Costs of Family Violence; title: chapter 25 Intrafamily Violence and Crime and Violence Outside the Family; title: part Part VII. Stopping Family Violence; title: chapter 26 Response of Victims and the Police to Assaults on Wives; title: chapter 27 Escalation and Desistance from Wife Assault in Marriage; title: chapter 28 Family Patterns and Primary Prevention of Family Violence.