Book
Family violence : legal, medical, and social perspectives
Record details
- ISBN: 0205418228
- ISBN: 9780205418220
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Physical Description:
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x, 422 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm - Edition: 4th ed.
- Publisher: Boston, MA : Pearson/A and B, ©2005.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 1. Characteristics of family violence -- Definition -- Controversies in family violence -- Nature and scope of the problem -- Factors that contribute to family violence -- The cycle of violence theory -- Summary -- Key terms -- Discussion questions -- Suggested readings -- Endnotes -- 2. Physical child abuse -- Definition -- Extent of the problem -- The abusers and the abused -- Indications of physical child abuse -- Bruises -- Burns -- Munchausen syndrome by proxy -- Fractures -- Head and internal injuries -- Child homicide -- Summary -- Key terms -- Discussion questions -- Suggested readings -- Endnotes -- 3. Child sexual abuse -- Definitions -- The abuser and the abused -- Indications of sexual abuse -- Sexual abuse -- Summary -- Key terms -- Discussion questions -- Suggested readings -- Endnotes -- 4. Child neglect -- Definition -- Causes of neglect -- Indications of child neglect -- Failure-to-thrive syndrome -- Emotional neglect -- Other types of child neglect -- Summary -- Key terms -- Discussion questions -- Suggested readings -- Endnotes -- 5. Sibling abuse -- Extent of the problem -- Definition -- Siblings as perpetrators -- Serial abuse of siblings -- Summary -- Key terms -- Discussion questions -- Suggested readings -- Endnotes -- 6. Ritualistic child abuse -- Historical background -- Definition -- Types of ritualistic abuse -- Responding to ritualistic abuse -- Summary -- Key terms -- Discussion questions -- Suggested readings -- Endnotes -- 7. Professionals and their response to child abuse -- Reporting -- Sex offender community notification (Megan's law) -- Interviewing -- Intervention -- Summary -- Key terms -- Discussion questions -- Suggested readings -- Endnotes -- 8. Spousal abuse -- Definition -- Extent of the problem -- Theories of spousal abuse -- Characteristics of spousal abuse -- Types of spousal abuse -- Family violence by police officers -- Spousal homicide -- Summary -- Key terms -- Discussion questions -- Suggested readings -- Endnotes. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lummi Library | HV 6626.2 .W35 2005 | 268207 | Stacks | Available | - |