| Description |
xvi, 224 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
The Challenges of Child Protection -- The Current Status of Child Protection -- Setting the Stage -- A Complex Calculus -- The Natural Networks of Social Support -- The Natural Networks of Adults and Their Families -- The Natural Networks of Children -- The Intersection of Parent and Child Networks -- What Is Social Support? Unpacking a Well-Known Concept -- The Organization of Social Networks and Social Support -- The Functions of Social Support -- Understanding the Effects of Social Support -- When Does Social Support Change Behavior? -- Effects of Stress on the Availability of Social Support -- Effects of the Recipient's Personal Characteristics on Social Support -- Recipient Reactions to Aid -- Support Agents and Their Social Network Membership -- Provider Reactions to Assistance -- Social Networks as Sources of Social Stress -- Conclusions and Implications -- The Social Context of Child Maltreatment -- The Socioeconomic Context of Child Maltreatment -- Dimensions of Social Isolation -- Explanations for Social Isolation -- Strategies for Intervention -- Home Visitation -- Intensive Family Preservation -- Searching for the Constituents of Effective Program Design -- Reweaving the Strands: Integrating Research, Practice, and Policy -- The Coordination of Formal and Informal Support Sources Is Important to a Coherent Abuse Prevention Strategy -- Strategies for Enlisting Informal Social Support Must Incorporate Both Neighborhood and Nonneighborhood Social Networks -- Different Maltreatment Subpopulations Have Different Social Support Needs. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-213) and indexes. |
| Subject |
Child abuse -- Prevention.
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Abusive parents -- Social networks.
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| ISBN |
0803955944 alkaline paper |
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0803955952 paperback alkaline paper |
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