Ending domestic violence : changing public perceptions/halting the epidemic / Ethel Klein ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Klein, Ethel, 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wife abuse--United States--Public opinion.

Wife abuse.

Wife abuse--United States--Prevention.

Family violence.

Public opinion.

United States.

Family violence--United States--Public opinion.

Family violence--United States--Prevention.

Women--Abuse of--United States.

Women.

Women--Abuse of.

Minority women--Abuse of--United States.

Minority women.

Minority women--Abuse of.

Physical Description:

xv, 179 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, [1997]

Summary:

The cornerstone of any public health concern is prevention, but there have been surprisingly few scientific surveys conducted to compile the necessary knowledge base and attitude data on which to develop more effective primary prevention media education programs. Addressing that gap, Ending Domestic Violence is based on public opinion surveys gathered for the Family Violence Prevention Fund from 1992 to 1996. To better understand the role of cultural context as it relates to domestic violence, three experts in the field -- each a woman of color herself -- were invited to collaborate on a chapter detailing the results of their research in African American, Latino, and Asian American populations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-171) and index.

ISBN:

0803970420

0803970439

OCLC:

36649401