Murray A. Straus, Richard J. Gelles, Suzanne K. Steinmetz

Behind Closed Doors (eBook, ePUB)

Violence in the American Family

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Based on the study of over 2,000 families, the authors provide insights into the phenomenon of violence and what causes Americans to inflict it on their family members. They explore the relationship between spousal abuse and child abuse as well as violence by children against their parents, and the causes and effects of verbal abuse.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 332
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. September 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351298667
• Artikelnr.: 49265094

Autorenporträt

Murray A. Straus, Richard J. Gelles, Suzanne F. Steinmetz

Inhaltsangabe

I: The Issues
1: Violence in the Home
II: The Violent Family
2: The Marriage License as a Hitting License
3: Spare the Rod?
4: Kids Will Be Kids: Violence Between Brothers and Sisters
III: Social Patterns in Family Violence
5: The Social Heredity of Family Violence
6: Who Are the Violent Americans?
IV: Some Immediate Causes
7: Marital Conflict and Marital Violence
8: Violent Families: Children, Stress, and Power
V: The Future
9: The Social Causes of Family Violence: Putting the Pieces Together
10: Toward Reducing Family Violence: Band-Aids, Ambulances, and Solutions