Current controversies on family violence / editors, Donileen R. Loseke, Richard J. Gelles, and Mary M. Cavanaugh.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : understanding controversies on family violence -- Issue 1. Family violence : what type of a problem is it? -- 1. Through a psychological lens : personality disorder and spouse assault / Donald G. Dutton and Mark Bodnarchuk -- 2. Through a feminist lens : gender, diversity and violence extending the feminist framework / Kersti A. Yllo -- 3. Through a sociological lens : the complexities of family violence / Donileen R. -- Issue 2. Women's violence toward men : a serious social problem? -- 4. Women's violence toward men is a serious social problem / Murray A. Straus -- 5. Men's violence toward women is the serious social problem / Donileen R. Loseke and Demie Kurz -- Issue 3. Date and acquaintance rape : exaggerated problems? -- 6. More data have accumulated supporting date and acquaintance rape as significant problems for women / Sarah L. Cook and Mary P. Koss -- 7. Advocacy Research Overstates the Incidence of Date and Acquaintance Rape / Neil Gilbert -- Issue 4. Spanking : necessary and effective? -- 8. Proper socialization requires powerful love and equally powerful discipline / John Rosemond -- 9. Children should never, ever, be spanked no matter what the circumstances / Murray A. Straus -- Issue 5. Alcohol and addictive drugs : the causes of violence? -- 10. Alcohol and other drugs are key causal agents of violence / Jerry P. Flanzer -- 11. Association is not causation : alcohol and other drugs do not cause violence / Richard J. Gelles and Mary M. Cavanaugh -- Issue 6. Abused elderly and their abusive offspring : who is dependent? -- 12. Elder abuse is caused by the perception of stress associated with providing care / Suzanne K. Steinmetz -- 13. Elder abuse is caused by the deviance and dependence of abusive caregivers / Karl Pillemer -- Issue 7. "The Battered Woman's Syndrome" : time to move on? -- 14. Explaining without pathologizing : testimony on battering and its effects / Sue Osthoff and Holly Maguigan -- 15. Battered Woman Syndrone : tool of justice or false hope in self-defense cases? / Donald A. Downs and James Fisher -- Issue 8. Child sexual abuse education : good prevention? -- 16. Child sexual abuse prevention is appropriate and successful / Carol A. Plummer -- 17. Is there empirical evidence to support the effectiveness of child sexual abuse prevention programs / N. Dickon Reppucci, Jeffrey J. Haugaard and Jill Antonishak -- Issue 9. Child abuse and neglect reporting : too much or too little? -- 18. Overreporting and underreporting child abuse and neglect are twin problems / Douglas J. Besharov -- 19. The main problem is underreporting child abuse and neglect / David Finkelhor -- Issue 10. Family preservation : an important goal in child abuse intervention? -- 20. Family preservation is the safest way to protect most children / Richard Wexler -- 21. Protecting children is more important than preserving families / Richard J. Gelles -- Conclusion : social problems, social policies and controversies on family violence.

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