Richard J. Gelles

Intimate Violence and Abuse in Families

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Fourth Edition of Intimate Violence and Abuse in Families updates a best-selling core text in the field of intimate violence and child maltreatment. New features include a "Global Perspectives" call-out box for each of the chapters that explore an aspect of research, policy, and practice globally or in another nation, in addition to a separate chapter that examines forms of intimate partner violence other than male-to-female.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: OUP US
• 4. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Oktober 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 345g
• ISBN-13: 9780195381733
• ISBN-10: 0195381734
• Artikelnr.: 47867987

Autorenporträt

Richard J. Gelles, PhD, is the Joanne and Raymond Welsh Chair of Child Welfare and Family Violence as well as Dean of the School of Social Policy & Practice at the University of Pennsylvania. His book, The Violent Home was the first systematic empirical investigation of family violence and continues to be highly influential. He has authored or coauthored 26 books and more than 200 articles and chapters on family violence.

Inhaltsangabe

* Chapter 1: Introduction to Intimate Violence and Abuse in Families
* Chapter 2: The Historical and Cultural Legacies of Family And
Intimate Violence
* Chapter 3: The Youngest Victims: Violence Toward and the Maltreatment
of Children and Adolescents
* Chapter 4: Violence Against Women in Heterosexual Relationships
* Chapter 5: Mutual Violence, Violence Toward Men, Violence in Gay,
Lesbian and Transgender Relationships
* Chapter 6: Hidden Victims
* Chapter 7: Explaining Intimate Violence and Abuse
* Chapter 8: Policy, Intervention, and Prevention: Society's Response
to Intimate Violence and Abuse
* References
* Resources
* Index