Dynamics of Family and Intimate Partner Violence

This book provides a research-based analysis of the dynamics of several types of violence in families and close relationships, as well as a discussion of theories relating to the experiences of victims. Drawing on recent research data and case studies from their own clinical experiences, the authors...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Frieze, Irene Hanson (-)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (-)
Otros Autores: Newhill, Christina E., Fusco, Rachel
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing 2020.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Springer eBooks.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1. Introduction: Explaining family and relationship violence in U.S. society
  • Chapter 2. Causal factors in aggression and violence: Examining social and biological perspectives
  • Chapter 3. Survivor coping: Theories and research about reactions to all types of victimization
  • Chapter 4. Violence and abuse in intimate partner relationships: Battered women and their batterers
  • Chapter 5. Expanding our thinking about intimate partner violence: Examinations of partner violence using non-shelter samples
  • Chapter 6. Child Maltreatment: Physical, Emotional and Sexual Abuse of Children and Child Neglect
  • Chapter 7. Other forms of family violence: Elder abuse, sibling abuse, and animal cruelty
  • Chapter 8. Interventions with family violence survivors: Assistance for abused women and children
  • Chapter 9. Societal responses to abuse in the family: Programs to prevent future violence
  • Chapter 10. Examining the caregiver: Challenges (and successes) in assisting victims of violence and the need for self-care
  • Appendix. Case vignettes from our files.