The economic status of women in the United States / Nancy Hutchings -- The legal system for victims of family violence / Edward Mullarkey -- A social worker's response ; Battered women / Margaret Martin -- Child abuse and family violence / Julia Hamilton -- "Granny-bashing" : abuse of the elderly / Frank O'Connor -- The rape victim / Barbara Moynihan -- Pornography and its relation to violence / Donna Waldron DiGioia -- Conclusions / Nancy Hutchings.