Child Maltreatment: An Introduction

Child Maltreatment is the first textbook designed for undergraduate and beginning graduate students in this field. Designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to child maltreatment, this well-written volume disseminates current knowledge about the various types of violence against children. By helping students more fully understand the etiology, prevalence, treatment, and prevention of child maltreatment, the authors hope to help prevent future violence against children. The extensive range of topics includes child sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, child neglect, and the effects on children who witness violence.

The focus is on abuse perpetrated by family members and nonfamily intimates--the most frequent perpetrators―as well as children abused by strangers. Cindy L. Miller-Perrin and Robin D. Perrin enliven the strong scientific footing by incorporating contemporary cases captured by the media, interviews with experts in the field, and both section as well as chapter summaries. This volume also includes:

 Extensive reference section and detailed index

 Appendix of resources concerned with child maltreatment

 Related readings for victims, professionals, and others

 Interviews with experts in the field of child maltreatment

 Boxed inserts

 High-profile case studies

 Instructor′s manual

An instructor′s manual for Child Maltreatment is available on request and adoption of the text and includes a test bank of multiple choice, true/false, and essay questions. In addition, chapter outlines and an extensive annotated listing of appropriate current films and videotapes along with ordering information are featured.

Robin D. Perrin is currently Professor of Sociology at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. His research interests and publications are in the areas of interpersonal violence, deviance theory, the social construction of social problems, and the sociology of religion. He is the coauthor of three books: Social Deviance: Being, Behaving, and Branding (with D. Ward & T. Carter, 1991), Child Maltreatment: An Introduction (with C. Miller-Perrin, Sage, 1999; 2007), and Family Violence Across the Lifespan (with O. Barnett & C. Miller-Perrin, Sage, 1997, 2005; 2011). He is the author or coauthor of numerous articles on a variety of topics related to religion, deviance, and interpersonal violence. He is the recipient of the 2004 Howard A. White Award for Teaching Excellence. He received his doctorate in sociology from Washington State University in 1989. Following his doctoral studies he was Assistant Professor of Sociology at Seattle Pacific University in Seattle, Washington.