This comprehensive and accessibly written introduction provides state-of-the-art information on the aetiology, prevalence, treatment and prevention of family violence. Each chapter leads with a topic-specific interview that sets the stage for discussion on topics such as: child physical, sexual and emotional abuse; courtship violence and date rape; partner abuse, battered women and batterers; and elder abuse. The authors - leading authorities in the field - incorporate research findings from psychology, sociology, criminology and social welfare to provide a broad coverage of current viewpoints and debates. Their research discussions, while firmly based in science, are enlivened with passion, humour and informal interviews.

Family Violence across the Lifespan: An Introduction

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Barnett, Ola W.

Miller-Perrin, Cindy L.

Perrin, Robin D.

Mental Health

Sage Publications, Inc.

This revised and updated edition of It Could Happen to Anyone provides a comprehensive examination of why women stay in abusive relationships and why they leave, explaining why women should not be blamed for their victimization.

It Could Happen To Anyone: Why Battered Women Stay

LaViolette, Alyce D.

Self-Help

Relationships

Family Violence Across the Lifespan: An Introduction

A thoroughly updated and expanded new edition of the bestseller, Family Violence Across the Lifespan, Second Edition helps students achieve a deeper understanding of the methodology, etiology, prevalence, treatment, and prevention of family violence. Research from experts in the fields of psychology, sociology, criminology, and social welfare is woven together to provide broad coverage of current viewpoints and debates within the field of domestic violence study. Practice and policy considerations provide new and welcome perspectives, and in addition, informal interviews with leading authorities in the field of violence add depth and clarity to the topics. Organized chronologically, chapters cover child physical, sexual, and emotional abuse; courtship violence and date rape; spouse abuse, battered women, and batterers; and elder abuse.

It Could Happen to Anyone: Why Battered Women Stay

Exactly how batterers use women's fear to gain control is documented in this volume. The authors provide a comprehensive examination of current social psychological research and theory about why women stay in abusive relationships and why they leave, and explain why women should not be blamed for their victimization. Written for mental health and social services practitioners, the volume examines a range of topics, including learned helplessness and hopelessness, post-traumatic stress and the `battered woman syndrome'. Case studies depict the heroic efforts of survivors to liberate themselves from the cultural mores, the sexism and the specific learning patterns that entrap them. Barnett and LaViolette argue that there is n

The most comprehensive research-based text on family violence – now more accessible and visually inviting than ever before 
Streamlined and updated throughout with state-of-the-art information, this Third Edition of the authors′ bestselling book gives readers an accessible introduction to the methodology, etiology, prevalence, treatment, and prevention of family violence. Research from experts in the fields of psychology, sociology, criminology, and social welfare informs the book′s broad coverage of current viewpoints and debates within the field. Organized chronologically, chapters cover child physical, sexual, and emotional abuse; abused and abusive adolescents; courtship violence and date rape; spouse abuse, battered women, and batterers; and elder abuse.

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Social Sciences

Barnett, Family Violence Across the Lifespan, Third Edition, is now bundled with CQ Researcher: Issues for Debate in Family Violence  for just $5 more than the price of the standalone text! Barnett, Family Violence Across the Lifespan, Third EditionStreamlined and updated throughout with state-of-the-art information, this Third Edition of the authors' bestselling book gives readers an accessible introduction to the methodology, etiology, prevalence, treatment, and prevention of family violence. Research from experts in the fields of psychology, sociology, criminology, and social welfare informs the book's broad coverage of current viewpoints and debates within the field. Organized chronologically, chapters cover child physical, sexual, and emotional abuse; abused and abusive adolescents; courtship violence and date rape; spouse abuse, battered women, and batterers; and elder abuse.CQ Researcher: Issues for Debate in Family ViolenceThis book covers timely issues such as women's rights, domestic violence, sex offenders, prostitution, and cyber bullying. Each article is engaging and reader-friendly, and the chapter-opening human interest stories will spark the interest of students. Issues for Debate in Family Violence is an ideal supplementary textbook for upper-division undergraduate and graduate courses on family and child violence.Please contact your Sales Representative for more information!

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Family Violence across the Lifespan: An Introduction

It Could Happen To Anyone: Why Battered Women Stay

It Could Happen To Anyone: Why Battered Women Stay

Family Violence Across the Lifespan: An Introduction

Family Violence Across the Lifespan: An Introduction

It Could Happen to Anyone: Why Battered Women Stay

It Could Happen to Anyone: Why Battered Women Stay

Family Violence across the Lifespan: An Introduction

Family Violence Across the Lifespan: An Introduction

BUNDLE: Barnett: Family Violence Across the Lifespan 3e + Bancroft: The Batterer as Parent