Current controversies on family violence /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Thousand Oaks, CA :
Sage Publications,
[2005]
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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| Online Access: | Table of contents |
Table of Contents:
- Through a psychological lens : personality disorder and spouse assault / Donald G. Dutton and Mark Bodnarchuk
- Through a feminist lens : gender, diversity, and violence : extending the feminist framework / Kersti A. Yllö
- Through a sociological lens : the complexities of family violence / Donileen R. Loseke
- Women's violence toward men is a serious social problem / Murray A. Straus
- Men's violence toward women is the serious social problem / Donileen R. Loseke and Demie Kurz
- More data have accumulated supporting date and acquaintance rape as significant problems for women / Sarah L. Cook and Mary P. Koss
- Advocacy research overstates the incidence of date and acquaintance rape / Neil Gilbert
- Proper socialization requires powerful love and equally powerful discipline / John Rosemond
- Children should never, ever, be spanked no matter what the circumstances / Murray A. Straus
- Alcohol and other drugs are key causal agents of violence / Jerry R. Flanzer
- Association is not causation : alcohol and other drugs do not cause violence / Richard J. Gelles and Mary M. Cavanaugh
- Elder abuse is caused by the perception of stress associated with providing care
- Suzanne k. steinmetz
- Elder abuse is caused by the deviance and dependence of abusive caregivers / Karl Pillemer
- Explaining without pathologizing : testimony on battering and its effects / Sue Osthoff and Holly Maguigan
- Battered woman's syndrome : tool of justice or false hope in self-defense cases? / Donald A. Downs and James Fisher
- Child sexual abuse prevention is appropriate and successful / Carol A. Plummer
- Is there empirical evidence to support the effectiveness of child sexual abuse prevention programs? / N. Dickon Reppucci, Jeffrey J. Haugaard, Jill Antonishak
- Overreporting and underreporting child abuse and neglect are twin problems / Douglas J. Besharov
- The main problem is underreporting child abuse and neglect / David Finkelhor
- Family preservation is the safest way to protect most children / Richard Wexler
- Protecting children is more important than preserving families / Richard J. Gelles
- Conclusion : social problems, social policies, and controversies on family violence.