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Dynamics of Family and Intimate Partner Violence, 1st ed. 2020
Authors: Frieze Irene Hanson, Newhill Christina E., Fusco Rachel
Language: EnglishSubject for Dynamics of Family and Intimate Partner Violence:
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Among the topics covered:
- Causal factors in aggression and violence
- Theories of survivor coping and reactions to victimization
- Interventions for abused women and children
- Other forms of family violence: elder abuse, sibling abuse, and animal cruelty
- Societal responses to abuse in the family
Dynamics of Family and Intimate Partner Violence is a crucial resource for practitioners and students in the fields of psychology and social work, vividly tying together theory and real-life case studies.
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 abusein 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.