Violence in the home : multidisciplinary perspectives / Karel Kurst-Swanger and Jacqueline L. Petcosky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kurst-Swanger, Karel, 1961-

Contributor:

Petcosky, Jacqueline L., 1962-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Family violence.

Family violence--United States.

Family violence--Prevention.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 324 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Violence in the home is one of the most damaging and widespread of social problems. This book reviews the most current theoretical explanations of family violence and then links theory to practice.

Contents:

Intro

Foreword

Contents

1 Violence in the Home: An Introduction

2 Theoretical Perspectives

3 Child Maltreatment

4 Intimate Partner Abuse

5 Hidden Violence in the Home: Siblings, Parents, Animals

6 Elder Abuse

7 Pseudo Families: Caregiver/Institutional Maltreatment

8 Intervening in Violent Homes

9 Preventing Violence in the Home

References

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-304) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-028794-2

0-19-518726-1

1-280-84564-3

0-19-803443-1

1-4337-0025-5

1-280-53387-0

0-19-530319-9

0-19-804053-9

0-19-516518-7

1-4237-8499-5

1-60256-814-6

OCLC:

559848907