Family Violence in the United States : Defining, Understanding, and Combating Abuse

by Denise A. Hines

• ISBN13: 9780761930860
• ISBN10: 0761930868
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-12-15
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc

Summary

Family Violence in the United States: Defining, Understanding, and Combating Abuse examines all types of family aggression. The book is designed to provoke readers into questioning assumptions, evaluating information, formulating hypotheses, and designing solutions to problems of family violence in the United States. Using an ecological framework, authors Denise A. Hines and Kathleen Malley-Morrison provide a thought-provoking and informative discussion not only of the most well-recognized forms of maltreatment in families, but also of less understood and more controversial issues such as husband abuse, parent abuse, and gay/lesbian abuse.

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments	xi
Issues in the Definition of Family Violence and Abuse	1	(30)
Definitional Issues	4	(11)
Perspectives on Maltreatment	8	(7)
Ecological Models of Maltreatment	15	(12)
Individual/Developmental Theories	21	(3)
Microsystem Level Theories	24	(2)
Exosystem Level Theories	26	(1)
Macrosystem Level Theories	27	(1)
Summary	27	(4)
Cultural Contexts of Family Violence	31	(24)
The Contemporary Context	32	(16)
Perspectives on Corporal Punishment and Child Physical Abuse	34	(3)
Perspectives on Child Sexual Abuse	37	(1)
Perspectives on Child Neglect	38	(1)
Perspectives on Wife Abuse	39	(4)
Perspectives on Husband Abuse	43	(2)
Perspectives on Elder Maltreatment	45	(3)
The Broader Ecological Context	48	(6)
Firearms	48	(1)
Media Violence and Pornography	49	(2)
Capital Punishment	51	(1)
Social and Economic Inequality	52	(2)
Summary	54	(1)
Cultural Contexts: Religion	55	(28)
Religion in the United States	56	(7)
Necessary Distinctions	56	(1)
Religions as Cultural Systems	57	(5)
Controversies Over the Interpretation of Texts	62	(1)
Religious Affiliation and Religious Conservatism as Risk Factors for Family Violence	63	(12)
Child Maltreatment	63	(9)
Spousal Abuse	72	(3)
Positive Roles of Religion and Religiosity	75	(3)
Affection in Conservative Protestant Child Rearing	75	(1)
Protective Role of Religion and Religiosity	75	(1)
Religiosity as a Factor Reducing Spousal Abuse	76	(1)
Religiosity Protecting Against Negative Effects of Maltreatment	77	(1)
The Response of Religious Institutions to Spousal Abuse	78	(3)
Summary	81	(2)
Child Physical Abuse	83	(26)
Scope of the Problem	84	(4)
Predictors and Correlates	88	(6)
Macrosystem	88	(2)
Exosystem	90	(1)
Microsystem	90	(1)
Individual/Developmental	91	(2)
Application of the Ecological Model	93	(1)
Consequences	94	(8)
Protective Factors	94	(1)
Short-Term Consequences	95	(5)
Long-Term Consequences	100	(2)
Prevention and Intervention	102	(5)
Primary Prevention	103	(1)
Secondary Prevention	103	(2)
Tertiary Prevention	105	(2)
Summary	107	(2)
Child Sexual Abuse	109	(24)
Scope of the Problem	110	(3)
Predictors and Correlates	113	(5)
Macrosystem	113	(1)
Microsystem	114	(2)
Individual/Developmental	116	(2)
Consequences	118	(11)
Short-Term Outcomes	119	(1)
Long-Term Outcomes	119	(1)
Dissociation	120	(2)
Does CSA Really Have Negative Consequences?	122	(2)
Special Issue: Female Sexual Abuse of Children	124	(5)
Prevention and Intervention	129	(2)
Summary	131	(2)
Child Neglect and Psychological Maltreatment	133	(26)
Neglect	134	(15)
Scope of the Problem	134	(7)
Predictors and Correlates	141	(3)
Consequences	144	(4)
Prevention and Intervention	148	(1)
Psychological Maltreatment	149	(7)
Scope of the Problem	149	(3)
Predictors, Correlates, and Consequences	152	(4)
Prevention and Intervention	156	(1)
Summary	156	(3)
Wife Abuse	159	(34)
Physical Maltreatment	160	(13)
Scope of the Problem	160	(1)
Predictors and Correlates	161	(7)
Consequences	168	(5)
Psychological Maltreatment	173	(4)
Scope of the Problem	173	(3)
Predictors and Correlates	176	(1)
Consequences	176	(1)
Sexual Abuse	177	(7)
Scope of the Problem	177	(4)
Predictors and Correlates	181	(2)
Consequences	183	(1)
Prevention and Intervention	184	(7)
Battered Women's Shelters	184	(3)
Programs for Batterers	187	(3)
Couples' Therapy	190	(1)
Summary	191	(2)
Husband Abuse	193	(20)
Physical Abuse	194	(10)
Scope of the Problem	194	(4)
Predictors and Correlates	198	(1)
Consequences	199	(5)
Psychological Maltreatment	204	(5)
Scope of the Problem	204	(2)
Predictors and Correlates	206	(1)
Consequences	206	(3)
Prevention and Intervention	209	(2)
Summary	211	(2)
Abuse in Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender Relationships	213	(28)
Scope of the Problem	215	(6)
National Studies	216	(1)
Rates of Intimate Violence in GLBT Samples	217	(4)
Predictors and Correlates	221	(12)
Macrosystem	222	(3)
Exosystem	225	(1)
Microsystem	225	(4)
Individual/Developmental	229	(3)
Applying the Ecological Model	232	(1)
Consequences	233	(2)
Prevention and Intervention	235	(3)
The Social Service System Response: Shelters	235	(1)
The Criminal Justice System Response	235	(3)
Summary	238	(3)
Elder Abuse	241	(20)
Scope of the Problem	242	(6)
Spousal Elder Abuse	246	(1)
Elder Abuse by Caregiving Relatives: Caregiver Stress Hypothesis	247	(1)
Elder Abuse by an Adult Dependent Child: Adult Dependent Child Hypothesis	247	(1)
Predictors and Correlates	248	(3)
Macrosystem	249	(1)
Microsystem	249	(1)
Individual/Developmental	250	(1)
Consequences	251	(4)
Prevention and Intervention	255	(4)
Summary	259	(2)
Hidden Types of Family Violence: Abuse of Siblings, Parents, and People With Disabilities	261	(28)
Sibling Abuse	262	(10)
Scope of the Problem	262	(6)
Predictors and Correlates	268	(2)
Consequences	270	(2)
Prevention and Intervention	272	(1)
Parent Abuse	272	(8)
Scope of the Problem	272	(2)
Predictors and Correlates	274	(3)
Consequences	277	(3)
Abuse of Family Members With Disabilities	280	(8)
Scope of the Problem	280	(3)
Predictors and Correlates	283	(3)
Consequences	286	(1)
Prevention and Intervention	287	(1)
Summary	288	(1)
Responding Effectively to Family Violence	289	(28)
Responding to Child Maltreatment	291	(11)
Child Abuse Laws and CPS Procedures	291	(1)
The Processing of Child Abuse Cases	292	(3)
Child Sexual Abuse Cases in the Criminal Justice System	295	(3)
Special Issue: Interparental Violence as Child Maltreatment	298	(1)
Special Issue: Maternal Substance Abuse During Pregnancy as Child Maltreatment	299	(3)
The Response to Wife Abuse	302	(8)
Protection Orders	303	(2)
Arrest	305	(3)
Processing Domestic Violence Cases	308	(2)
Husband Abuse and the Criminal Justice System	310	(3)
Maltreated Elders in the Criminal Justice System	313	(3)
Summary	316	(1)
References	317	(66)
Author Index	383	(19)
Subject Index	402	(8)
About the Authors	410