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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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Main Author: Wallace, Harvey
Other Authors: Roberson, Cliff
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: New York, Routledge c2016.
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.
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