Family Abuse and Its Consequences

by Hotaling, Gerald T.; Finkelhor, David; Kirkpatrick, John T.; Straus, Murr

• ISBN13: 9780803927216
• ISBN10: 0803927215
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1988-10-01
• Publisher: Sage Pubns

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Introduction: the Prevalence of Family Violence

How Violent Are American Families? Estimates from the National Family Violence Resurvey and Other Studies

Physical Violence Against Children

Social Incompetence and the Intergenerational Transmission of Abusive Parental Practices

'Normal Violence' in the Adult-Child Relationship

A Diathesis-Stress Approach to Child Maltreatment within the Family

Understanding Violent Mothers and Fathers

Assessing Explanations Offered by Mothers and Fathers for Their Use of Corporal Punishment

Parental Aggressiveness and Physical Punishment in Long-Term Perspective

Abused and Neglected Children with Their Peers

The Link Between Child Abuse and Juvenile Delinquency

What We Know and Recommendations for Policy and Research

Wife Abuse

An Existential Approach to Battering

The Battered Woman Syndrome

The Clinical Literature on Men Who Batter

A Review and Critique

Concern for Power, Fear of Intimacy and Aversive Stimuli for Wife Abuse

Conflict Tactics Used by Men in Marital Disputes

Correlates of Early Violence Experience Among Men Who are Abusive Toward Female Mates

Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Factors Associated with Marital Violence

Assessing Agreement of Reports of Spouse Abuse

A Multivariate Investigation of Children's Adjustment of Family Violence

Elder Abuse, Sexual Abuse and Dating Abuse

Elder Abuse

Its Relationship to Other Forms of Domestic Violence

Multiple Sexual Victimization

The Case of Incest and Marital Rape

Assessing the Long-Term Impact of Child Sexual Abuse

A Review and Conceptualization

Date Abuse and Forced Intercourse Among College Students

The Severity of Courtship Violence and the Effectiveness of Individual Precautions

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