Sharon D Herzberger

Violence Within The Family

Social Psychological Perspectives

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Perhaps one-fifth of all marriages are tainted by violence, and an equal number of children are harmed by parents. Abuse of elderly relatives is just beginning to be recognized as a major social problem, but the most common form of family violence occurs between siblings. Violence Within the Family connects the study of child, partner, sibling, and elderly abuse to the varied disciplinary perspectives of social psychology, drawing on research on aggression, attitude formation and change, self-perception, social cognition, gender roles, and group dynamics. The book covers the biological and social causes of aggression, the consequences of violence towards an intimate family member, and prevention and treatment strategies.Sharon Herzberger also addresses important policy issues and explores today's hard questions: Does a child who is abused grow up to become an abuser? Can anyone, given the right circumstances, inflict violence on a family member? Why do victims of partner abuse remain with the perpetrator? Should we arrest perpetrators of family violence, and under what conditions does arrest do more harm than good? Why can't we prosecute family violence more effectively?Answering widespread interest in this compelling topic, Herzberger's book will appeal to laypeople and professionals in criminal justice, family systems, public policy, psychology, and sociology. It will also serve as a valuable text for advanced courses or as a supplementary text for introductory courses.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Januar 1996
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 446g
• ISBN-13: 9780813330020
• ISBN-10: 0813330025
• Artikelnr.: 21556701

Autorenporträt

Sharon D. Herzberger is professor of psychology at Trinity College.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
The Incidence of Family Violence
What Do We Mean by "Family Violence"?
Rates of Family Violence
The Validity of Information about Violence
Child Abuse
Spouse Abuse
Sibling Violence
Elderly Abuse
Multiple Forms of Violence in the Family
Violence in the Home versus outside the Home
Universality of Violence against Family Members
Cross-Cultural Variations
Temporal Variations
Concluding Remarks
Attitudes about Violence in Families
Evidence of Tolerance for Aggression against Family Members
Explanations for Tolerance of Aggression
Lack of Empathy for Victims
Belief in a Just World
Illusions about Ability to Prevent Violence
Tolerance of Victimization of Family Members
Variation in Levels of Tolerance of Violence
Variation Due to Context
Variation Due to Gender Roles
Variation Due to Education and Socioeconomic Status
Variation Due to Ethnic
Racial
or Other Cultural Differences Variation Due to Professional Orientation
Variation Due to Characteristics of the Victim and Perpetrator
The Relationship between Attitudes and Behavior
Concluding Remarks
Victims' Reactions to Violence
Victims' Beliefs about Themselves and Their Victimization
Causal Thinking
Learned Helplessness
Problem-Solving Abilities
Perceptions That Their Treatment Is Unusual
Are Victims Masochistic?
Decreased Sensitivity to Aggression
Why Do Abuse Victims Stay?
Fear and Dependence upon the Abuser
Lack of Support from Police and Social Services
Affection for the Perpetrator
Other Victim Reactions
Help-Seeking
Retaliation
Perpetrator Desistance: Which Strategies Work?
Concluding Remark
The Dynamics of Family Life
The Social System of the Family
Parent-Child Relations
Parent Factors
Child Factors
The Interaction between Parent Factors and Child Factors
Relationship to Other Family Subsystems
Spousal or Partner Relations
Perpetrator Characteristics
Victim Characteristics
Couple Characteristics
Inequality
Relationship to Other Family Subsystems
The Prevention and Treatment of Family
Violence
Prevention
Education and Support to Potential Perpetrators
Education and Empowerment of Potential Victim
Changes in the Law
Changes in the Media Portrayal of Violence
Multifaceted Prevention Efforts
Treatment Programs
Determinants of Behavior Change
Therapeutic Interventions with Offenders
Self-Help Groups
Intervention with Victims of Partner Abuse
Intervention with Victims of Child Abuse
Intervention with Victims of Elderly Abuse
Intervention in Cases of Sibling Violence
Individual Reactions to Intervention
Concluding Remarks
References
Index