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9781557986825

Culture and Family Violence: Fostering Change Through Human Rights Law

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  • ISBN13:

    9781557986825

  • ISBN10:

    1557986827

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2000-11-01
  • Publisher: Amer Psychological Assn
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Summary

Describes the policies meant to protect families by failing to protect individuals within those families. Examines the violence linked to families, such as child exploitation, adolescent relationship violence, elder neglect and abuse, and physical and emotional spousal abuse. For psychologists and family law attorneys.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements ix
Introduction: Family Violence and Human Rights 3(20)
Traditions and Innovations in Human Rights Law
23(14)
Part I: Culture's Role in Family Violence 37(56)
Family Violence and Cultural Life
39(28)
Culturally Rooted Challenges to Law Reform
67(26)
Part II: Human Rights Responses to Cultural Life and Family Violence 93(68)
Why Cultural Life Matters to Human Rights Law
95(30)
Reaching Family Violence Through Human Rights Law
125(36)
Part III: Human Rights Law, Culture, and Family Violence in the United States 161(90)
Human Rights Law and U.S. Law
163(34)
Cultural Life, Family Violence, and U.S. Law
197(36)
Reconceptualizing Family Violence, Culture, and U.S. Law
233(18)
Table of Authorities 251(8)
Author Index 259(6)
Subject Index 265(12)
About the Author 277

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