| Description |
xiii, 592 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
The study of family violence -- Estimates on the extent of the problem -- Similarities in various types of family violence -- Alternative views on family violence -- Beginning at the beginning: child maltreatment -- Children abused by parents and society -- Exploring the popular idea of a "cycle of violence" -- Lovers, spouses, and violence -- Abused wives and their abusers -- Other forms of family violence -- Sexual abuse of children in the family -- Marital rape -- The family in turmoil and pain: Is it hopeless? |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 495-568. |
| Note |
Includes indexes. |
| Subject |
Family violence.
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Family violence -- Prevention.
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Child abuse.
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Wife abuse.
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Sex crimes.
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| Indexed Term |
United States Families Violence |
| Subject |
Child Abuse.
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Family.
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Spouse Abuse.
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Violence.
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| Added Author |
Pagelow, Lloyd W.
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| ISBN |
0275912396 0030701872 (alk. paper) : $52.95 |
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9780275912390 |
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0275916235 0030701880 (pbk. : alk. paper) : $19.95 |
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9780275916237 |
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