Family Violence Across the Lifespan: An Introduction

Author: Barnett, Ola W.

Brand: Sage Publications

Edition: 3

Number Of Pages: 896

EAN: 9781412981781

Release Date: 14-12-2010

Package Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.1 x 1.5 inches

Languages: English

Binding: paperback

Part Number: Refer to Sapnet.

Details: The most comprehensive research-based text on family violence – now more accessible and visually inviting than ever before

Streamlined and updated throughout with state-of-the-art information, this Third Edition of the authors′ bestselling book gives readers an accessible introduction to the methodology, etiology, prevalence, treatment, and prevention of family violence. Research from experts in the fields of psychology, sociology, criminology, and social welfare informs the book′s broad coverage of current viewpoints and debates within the field. Organized chronologically, chapters cover child physical, sexual, and emotional abuse; abused and abusive adolescents; courtship violence and date rape; spouse abuse, battered women, and batterers; and elder abuse.