TY  - BOOK
AU  - Loseke,Donileen R.
AU  - Gelles,Richard J.
AU  - Cavanaugh,Mary M.
TI  - Current controversies on family violence
SN  - 0761921052
AV  - HQ809.3.U5 C87 2005
U1  - 362.8292 22
PY  - 2005///]
CY  - Thousand Oaks, CA
PB  - Sage Publications
KW  - Family violence
KW  - United States
KW  - Victims of family violence
KW  - Prevention
N1  - 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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