Family Abuse and Violence A Social Problems Perspective

by Miller, Joann; Knudsen, Dean D.

• ISBN13: 9780759108004
• ISBN10: 0759108005
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-10-12
• Publisher: AltaMira Press

Summary

A text outlining the study of family abuse and violence.

Author Biography

JoAnn Miller is associate professor of sociology and an affiliated member of the Women's Studies faculty at Purdue University Dean D. Knudsen is professor emeritus of sociology at Purdue University

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	1	(12)
PART I: A FAMILY ABUSE AND VIOLENCE EPISODE FRAMEWORK
1 Family Abuse and Violence Episodes: A Case Study and a Conceptual Framework	13	(40)
2 Measuring and Estimating the Cases: Agency, Government, and Social Survey Data	53	(34)
PART II: A HISTORY OF FAMILY ABUSE AND VIOLENCE IN THE UNITED STATES
3 Interpreting the Past	87	(24)
4 From Violence to Abuse: Defining a Social Problem	111	(26)
PART III: INTRAGENERATIONAL FORMS OF FAMILY ABUSE AND VIOLENCE
5 Physical Abuse of Children	137	(14)
6 Sexual Abuse of Children	151	(22)
PART IV: CHANGING DEFINITIONS AND PERCEPTIONS OF A SOCIAL PROBLEM
7 Implications of Family Abuse and Violence Definitions	173	(28)
8 General Population Perceptions of Family Abuse and Violence Problems	201	(34)
PART V: INTRAGENERATIONAL FORMS OF FAMILY ABUSE AND VIOLENCE
9 Dating and Intimate Partner Abuse and Violence	235	(28)
10 Consequences of Intragenerational Family Abuse and Violence	263	(30)
PART VI: DEPENDENTS
11 Neglect: The Failure to Act on Behalf of Dependents	293	(26)
PART VII: ASSESSING THE SITUATION
12 Persistent Controversies and Emerging Issues	319	(20)
13 What Do We Know? What Should We Do?	339	(12)
Appendix: Resources	351	(4)
Glossary	355	(4)
References	359	(58)
Index	417	(8)
About the Authors	425