Family abuse and violence : a social problems perspective / JoAnn Miller and Dean D. Knudsen.

Author: Miller, JoAnn L., 1949-2014.

Imprint:Lanham, MD : AltaMira Press, c2006.

Descriptionix, 425 p ; 24cm.

Note:Introduction -- Family abuse and violence episodes : a case study and a conceptual framework -- Measuring and estimating the cases : agency, government, and social survey data -- Interpreting the past and documenting the present -- From violence to abuse : defining a social problem -- Physical abuse of children -- Sexual abuse of children -- Implications of family abuse and violence definitions -- General population perceptions of family abuse and violence problems -- Dating and intimate partner abuse and violence -- Consequences of intragenerational family abuse and violence -- Neglect : the failure to act on behalf of dependents -- Persistent controversies and emerging issues -- What do we know? What should we do?

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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