Intimate Violence and Abuse in Families by Richard J. Gelles (English) Paperback

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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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This 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; and a separate chapter that examines forms of intimate partner violence other than male-to-female. Bidirectional intimate partnerviolence and female-to-male violence remain contentious topics in the field of intimate partner violence and rarely receive extensive coverage in books or texts; Chapter 7 includes a new examination of brain andbehavior research and theory as it can be applied to intimate partner violence. Further, Chapter 8 adds a much-expanded examination of the most important federal policies pertaining to child welfare and child maltreatment. The inclusion of all forms of relationship and intimate violence continues to be a distinctive feature of the book, which is a must-have for both undergraduate and graduate students studying social work, family studies, criminology, nursing, sociology, and/or psychology.

Author Biography

Richard J. Gelles, PhD, is the Joanne and Raymond Welsh Chair of Child Welfare and Family Violence as well as former 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.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction to Intimate Violence and Abuse in FamiliesChapter 2: The Historical and Cultural Legacies of Family And Intimate ViolenceChapter 3: The Youngest Victims: Violence Toward and the Maltreatment of Children and AdolescentsChapter 4: Violence Against Women in Heterosexual RelationshipsChapter 5: Mutual Violence, Violence Toward Men, Violence in Gay, Lesbian and Transgender RelationshipsChapter 6: Hidden VictimsChapter 7: Explaining Intimate Violence and AbuseChapter 8: Policy, Intervention, and Prevention: Society's Response to Intimate Violence and AbuseReferencesResourcesIndex

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Updates a best-selling core text in the field of intimate violence and child maltreatment.

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This 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; and a separate chapter that examines forms of intimate partner violence other than male-to-female. Bidirectional intimate partnerviolence and female-to-male violence remain contentious topics in the field of intimate partner violence and rarely receive extensive coverage in books or texts; Chapter 7 includes a new examination of brain and behavior research and theory as it can be applied to intimate partner violence. Further, Chapter 8 addsa much-expanded examination of the most important federal policies pertaining to child welfare and child maltreatment. The inclusion of all forms of relationship and intimate violence continues to be a distinctive feature of the book, which is a must-have for both undergraduate and graduate students studying social work, family studies, criminology, nursing, sociology, and/or psychology.

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Selling point: The Fourth Edition of Intimate Violence and Abuse in Families updates a classic text in the field of intimate violence and child maltreatment from a prominent scholar and educator.

Details ISBN0195381734 Author Richard J. Gelles Short Title INTIMATE VIOLENCE & ABUSE IN F Language English Edition 4th ISBN-10 0195381734 ISBN-13 9780195381733 Media Book Format Paperback Residence RI, US Affiliation University of Pennsylvania University of Rhode Island, USA University Pages 224 Year 2016 Illustrations black & white illustrations Position Dean and The Joanne and Raymond Welsh Chair of Child Welfare and Family Violence Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Publication Date 2016-10-20 UK Release Date 2016-10-20 AU Release Date 2016-10-20 NZ Release Date 2016-10-20 US Release Date 2016-10-20 Publisher Oxford University Press Inc Edition Description 4th Revised edition Imprint Oxford University Press Inc DEWEY 362.8292 Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly We've got this

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