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Family violence : legal, medical, and social perspectives /
Family Violence: Legal, Medical, and Social Perspectives examines the entire spectrum of family violence, focusing on social processes and social relationships. The eighth edition is a multidisciplinary introduction to the study of domestic violence that guides readers to a better understanding of t...
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| Format: | Printed Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York,
Routledge
c2016.
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| Edition: | Eighth edition. |
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| Summary: | Family Violence: Legal, Medical, and Social Perspectives examines the entire spectrum of family violence, focusing on social processes and social relationships. The eighth edition is a multidisciplinary introduction to the study of domestic violence that guides readers to a better understanding of the challenges involved in reducing or eliminating violence. The new edition includes more information on PTSD and head trauma, a new section in children witnessing domestic violence, more international perspectives, which allow students to understand that family violence crosses borders and cultures, and a series of Promising Practices boxes that bring professional knowledge and accomplishments into the classroom. |
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| Item Description: | Revised edition of the authors' Family violence, 2014. |
| Physical Description: | xvi, 483 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781138642348 |