Family Violence Across the Lifespan: An Introduction

553 Pages·2012·2.97 MB·English

by  Cindy L. Miller-Perrin

third edition
Family Violence
across the lifespan
third edition
Family Violence
across the lifespan
AN INTRODUCTION
Ola W.Barnet
Cindy L.Miller-Perrin
Robin D.Perrin
Pepperdine University
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Family violence across the lifespan : an introduction / Ola Barnett, Cindy L. Miller-Perrin, Robin D. Perrin.
—3rd ed.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-4129-8178-1 (pbk.) 1. Family violence. I. Miller-Perrin, Cindy L. (Cindy Lou), 1962-II. Perrin,
Robin D. III. Title.
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Brief Contents
Case Histories
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
1. History and Definitions of Family Violence
2. Research Methodology, Assessment, and Theories of Family Violence
3. Child Neglect and Psychological Maltreatment
4. Child Physical Abuse
5. Child Sexual Abuse
6. Abused and Abusive Adolescents
7. Dating Aggression, Sexual Assault, and Stalking: Primarily Unmarried, College-Age Individuals
8. Abused Heterosexual Partners: Primarily Women
9. Abusive Heterosexual Partners: Primarily Men
10. Abused and Abusive Partners in Understudied Populations: Cross-Cultural, Immigrant/Ethnic/Racial,
Rural, Same-Sex, and Military Groups
11. Adult Intimate Partner Violence: Practice, Policy, and Prevention
12. Abuse of Elderly and Disabled Persons
Abbreviations
Glossary
References
Author Index
Subject Index
Detailed Contents
Case Histories
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
1. History and Definitions of Family Violence
Violence in Families
Intrafamilial Nonfatal Abuse
Intrafamilial Fatal Abuse
Why Are Families Violent?
Discovering Family Violence: How Social Conditions Become Social Problems
Discovering Child Maltreatment: The Historical Context
Discovering Intimate Partner Violence: The Historical Context
The Co-occurrence of Child Maltreatment and Marital Violence
International and Understudied Groups in the Discovery of Family Violence
Defining Family Violence: Understanding the Social Construction of Deviance Definitions
Corporal Punishment
Defining Rape
Defining Family
Defining Violence
Defining Family Violence
Legally Defining Family Violence
Monetary and Other Costs of Family Violence
Practice, Policy, and Prevention Issues
Intervention Strategies
Common Myths About Family Violence
Goals of This Book
Chapter Summary
Discussion Questions
2. Research Methodology, Assessment, and Theories of Family Violence
Studying Family Violence: A Multidisciplinary Effort
Sociological Research
Social Work Research
Crimitoclogical Research
Psychological and Psychiatric Research
Public Health and Medical Research
Neuroscience and Genetics Research
Legal Research
Cross-Cultural/Global Inquiry
Biobehavioral Research: An Emerging Field
Interdisciplinary Science
Expansion of Federal Government Research
Section Summary
Theoretical Explanations for Family Violence
Macrotheory: Explaining Patterns of Family Violence
Microtheory: Explaining the Behaviors of Individual Violent Family Members
Correlates and Single-Factor Variables Related to Family Violence
Multidimensional Theories
Section Summary
Methodology: How Researchers Try to Answer Questions About Family Violence
Sources of Data
Assessment and Research Design Issues
Family Violence Scales and Measurement Issues
Statistical and Evaluation Matters
Practice, Policy, and Prevention Issues
Research Issues
Practice Issues
Advocacy Issues
Policy Implications
Section Summary
Discussion Questions
3. Child Neglect and Psychological Maltreatment
Scope of the Problem
What Is Child Neglect?
Definitions of Child Neglect
Typologies of Neglect
Cross-Cultural Abuse
Section Summary
Prevalence/Incidence of Child Neglect
Official Estimates
Self-Report Surveys
Section Summary
Effects of Child Neglect
Early Neglect
Unique Effects