Argues that spanking, even when done by loving parents who do not desire to be cruel, only encourages children to believe that problems can be solved by violence

Beating the Devil Out of Them: Corporal Punishment in American Families

Politics & Social Sciences

Straus, Murray A.

Donnelly, Denise A.

Sociology

Lexington Books

Behind closed doors: Violence in the American family

Based on a seven-year study of over 2,000 families, Behind Closed Doors is an unprecedented national survey on the extent, patterns and causes of violence in American families.  The authors, all leading sholars in the field, focus on violence in the family as a whole, including child and spouse abuse, sibling and elder abuse, as well as verbal abuse.  Discussions on their relatinships provide landmark insights into this phenomenon and indicate just how closely physical violence is woven in the fabric of family life.  Comprehensive, yet clear and readable, Behind Closed Doors is of interest to both the professional and the student in the area of family studies.

Behind Closed Doors: Violence in the American Family

DOUBLEDAY

Uses interviews and research surveys to examine the nature and extent of family violence, and offers advice on preventing child abuse, marital rape, wife-battering, and the abuse of the elderly

Intimate Violence

Gelles, Richard J.

Social Sciences

Simon&Schuster

Intimate Violence: The Causes and Consequences of Abuse in the American Family

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

Touchstone Books

Family Abuse and its Consequences: New Directions in Research

Family Abuse and its Consequences contains some of the most advanced research on the prevalence, risk factors, and consequences of family violence and abuse. The volume is divided into three major areas: physical child abuse; violence toward women; sexual and elder abuse. Methods of determining the extent of abuse are evaluated, and the long and short term consequences of family violence on both victims and society are assessed. The book also emphasizes the need for a theory that interprets risk factors in violent men.

Self-Help

Finkelhor, David

Kirkpatrick, John T.

Hotaling, Gerald T.

Relationships

Sage Publications, Inc.

Coping with Family Violence: Research and Policy Perspectives

This volume takes a comprehensive look at the social responses to violence, making an important contribution to the literature on family violence research and policy. It first considers the meaning of family violence and the reasons why some victims do not accept help. The chapters then focus on social responses to the problems of family violence, including the growth of shelters and programmes for batterers, the changing response of the criminal justice system, and the resistance of the medical and health systems. The challenges confronting the caring services, the effectiveness of child protection and foster care programmes, and importance of prevention are also discussed.

Volume 1 includes abstracts of 976 family measurement instruments cited in the published literature 1929-1986. Abstracts in Volume 1 and 2 are preceded by overviews, written by authorities in family studies that organize and review the instruments in each chapter.

Handbook of Family Measurement Techniques

Touliatos, John

Perlmutter, Barry F.

Mental Health

Sage.

Based on a seven-year study of over 2,000 families, Behind Closed Doors is an unprecedented national survey on the extent, patterns and causes of violence in American families. The authors, all leading sholars in the field, focus on violence in the family as a whole, including child and spouse abuse, sibling and elder abuse, as well as verbal abuse. Discussions on their relatinships provide landmark insights into this phenomenon and indicate just how closely physical violence is woven in the fabric of family life.  Comprehensive, yet clear and readable, Behind Closed Doors is of interest to both the professional and the student in the area of family studies.

Steinmetz, Suzanne

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