Family Violence from a Communication Perspective

by Dudley D. Cahn

• ISBN13: 9780803959835
• ISBN10: 0803959834
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-04-16
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc

Summary

Going beyond the traditional psychological and sociological approaches, this ground-breaking volume presents a new theoretical framework for understanding and resolving abusive family interactions: it takes a communication perspective to examine the interactional processes at the core of domestic abuse, aggression and violence.Covering spouse, child, elderly parent and courtship abuse, the contributors explore both commonalities and differences in emotional, psychological, verbal and sexual abuse. They illustrate how these different types of abuse stem from problematic communication patterns integral to the power imbalance inherent in abusive relationships. The contributors also suggest ways of modifying these patterns.

Table of Contents

Family Violence from a Communication Perspective - Michael E Roloff

The Catalyst Hypothesis

Conditions under which Coercive Communication Leads to Physical Aggression - Gayla Margolin et al

Family Interaction Process

An Essential Tool for Exploring Abusive Relations - Linda Ade-Ridder and Allen R Jones

Home Is Where the Hell Is

An Introduction to Violence against Children from a Communication Perspective - Yvonne Vissing and Walter Baily

Parent-to-Child Verbal Aggression - Sandra M Stith and Gary H Bischof

Communication Patterns in Families of Adolescent Sex Offenders - Collen M Carey and Paul A Mongeau

Communication and Violence in Courtship Relationships - Karen H Rosen

The Ties that Bind Women to Violent Premarital Relationships

Processes of Seduction and Entrapment - Sally A Lloyd

Physical Aggression, Distress, and Everyday Marital Interaction - Teresa Chandler Sabourin

The Role of Communication in Verbal Abuse between Spouses - L Edna Rogers, Anne Castleton and Sally A Lloyd

Relational Control and Physical Aggression in Satisfying Marital Relationships