Current controversies on family violence

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Current controversies on family violence

editors, Donileen R. Loseke, Richard J. Gelles, Mary M. Cavanaugh

Sage, c2005

2nd ed

  • : pbk

Available at  / 12 libraries

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Contents of Works

  • Through a psychological lens : personality disorder and spouse assault / Donald G. Dutton and Mark Bodnarchuk
  • Through a feminist lens : gender, diversity, and violence : extending the feminist framework / Kersti A. Yllö
  • Through a sociological lens : the complexities of family violence / Donileen R. Loseke
  • Women's violence toward men is a serious social problem / Murray A. Straus
  • Men's violence toward women is the serious social problem / Donileen R. Loseke and Demie Kurz
  • More data have accumulated supporting date and acquaintance rape as significant problems for women / Sarah L. Cook and Mary P. Koss
  • Advocacy research overstates the incidence of date and acquaintance rape / Neil Gilbert
  • Proper socialization requires powerful love and equally powerful discipline / John Rosemond
  • Children should never, ever, be spanked no matter what the circumstances / Murray A. Straus
  • Alcohol and other drugs are key causal agents of violence / Jerry R. Flanzer
  • Association is not causation : alcohol and other drugs do not cause violence / Richard J. Gelles and Mary M. Cavanaugh
  • Elder abuse is caused by the perception of stress associated with providing care / Suzanne k. steinmetz
  • Elder abuse is caused by the deviance and dependence of abusive caregivers / Karl Pillemer
  • Explaining without pathologizing : testimony on battering and its effects / Sue Osthoff and Holly Maguigan
  • Battered woman syndrome : tool of justice or false hope in self-defense cases? / Donald A. Downs and James Fisher
  • Child sexual abuse prevention is appropriate and successful / Carol A. Plummer
  • Is there empirical evidence to support the effectiveness of child sexual abuse prevention programs? / N. Dickon Reppucci, Jeffrey J. Haugaard, Jill Antonishak
  • Overreporting and underreporting child abuse and neglect are twin problems / Douglas J. Besharov
  • The main problem is underreporting child abuse and neglect / David Finkelhor
  • Family preservation is the safest way to protect most children / Richard Wexler
  • Protecting children is more important than preserving families / Richard J. Gelles

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