Family Violence across the Lifespan: An Introduction - Softcover

Barnett, Ola W.; Miller-Perrin, Cindy L.; Perrin, Robin D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761907076 ISBN 13: 9780761907077

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 1996

Synopsis

This comprehensive and accessibly written introduction provides state-of-the-art information on the aetiology, prevalence, treatment and prevention of family violence. Each chapter leads with a topic-specific interview that sets the stage for discussion on topics such as: child physical, sexual and emotional abuse; courtship violence and date rape; partner abuse, battered women and batterers; and elder abuse.

The authors - leading authorities in the field - incorporate research findings from psychology, sociology, criminology and social welfare to provide a broad coverage of current viewpoints and debates. Their research discussions, while firmly based in science, are enlivened with passion, humour and informal interviews.

About this title

About the Author:

Ola W. Barnett is a Distinguished Professor Emerita of Psychology at Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.  She earned her undergraduate and doctoral degrees in Psychology at UCLA, specializing in Learning.  Her initial research centered on batterers, and she later studied battered women and dating violence.  She has coauthored two best-selling Sage books (with Alyce D. LaViolette) on why battered women stay with abusive partners.  These books provide a scientific explanation, grounded in learning theory, for understanding the obstacles battered women face in trying to break free.  She remains active in the field of family violence by reviewing articles for a large number of journals and performing as an external grant reviewer for a few organizations.  She serves on the editorial board of the new journal, Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice.  She also continues research on the impact of transitional housing on the lives of battered women.

About this edition

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0761907076
• ISBN 13: 9780761907077
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 416