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Violence in intimate relationships : examining sociological and psychological issues / [edited by] Nicky Ali Jackson, Giselé Casanova Oates.

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Violence in intimate relationships : examining sociological and psychological issues / [edited by] Nicky Ali Jackson, Giselé Casanova Oates.
Publication
Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, c1998.

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Additional Authors
  • Jackson, Nicky Ali
  • Oates, Giselé Casanova
Description
xv, 259 p.; 24 cm.
Summary
Violence in Intimate Relationships is an edited volume that provides a thorough overview of abuse in a wide range of situations, including children, elders, husbands, wives, homosexual couples, and dates. Each chapter covers an historical accounting of the problem, legal and operational definitions, prevalence and incidence, empirical correlates of abuse, theoretical explanations of abuse, profiles of abusers and victims, prevention and treatment strategies, and future trends. The editors have skillfully formatted the text so that students can easily compare and contrast the varieties of intimate violence described in each chapter. Contributions from 10 experts in the field. Astute editorial summaries for each chapter. Instructor's manual included.
Subject
  • Dating violence
  • Elder Abuse
  • Family violence
  • Gays > Abuse of
  • Older people > Abuse of
  • Same-sex partner abuse
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Child physical abuse / Randi M. Tolliver [and others] -- Child sexual abuse / Judy N. Lam -- Child neglect / Shaffdeen A. Amuwo and Jacqueline B. Hill -- Dating violence as a social phenomenon / Carroy U. Ferguson -- Wife abuse / Michael P. Brown and James E. Hendricks -- Husband battering : a review of the debate over a controversial social phenomenon / Sylvia I. Mignon -- Male-to-male gay domestic violence : the dark closet / Tod W. Burke -- Lesbian battering : the other closet / Nicky Ali Jackson -- Understanding elder abuse and neglect / Jacqueline B. Hill and Shaffdeen A. Amuwo -- Cultural perspectives on intimate violence / Giselé Casanova Oates.
ISBN
0750698748 (alk. paper)
LCCN
^^^97045881^
OCLC
38030188
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library