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Current Controversies on Family Violence
Current Controversies on Family Violence, Now in its Second Edition, Current Controversies on Family Violence contains thoughtful—often heated—discussions that highlight the most current controversies, research, and policy directions in the family violence area. This volume includes chapters by a, Current Controversies on Family Violence has a rating of 4.5 stars
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Current Controversies on Family Violence, Now in its Second Edition, Current Controversies on Family Violence contains thoughtful—often heated—discussions that highlight the most current controversies, research, and policy directions in the family violence area. This volume includes chapters by a, Current Controversies on Family Violence
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  • Current Controversies on Family Violence
  • Written by author Richard J. Gelles
  • Published by Sage Publications (CA), September 2004
  • Now in its Second Edition, Current Controversies on Family Violence contains thoughtful—often heated—discussions that highlight the most current controversies, research, and policy directions in the family violence area. This volume includes chapters by a
  • Loseke (sociology, University of South Florida) collects readings highlighting current controversies, research, and policy directions in family violence. Chapters by academic and public policy researchers, therapists, lawyers, victim advocates, and educat
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Introduction : understanding controversies on family violence
Issue 1Family violence : what type of a problem is it?
1Through a psychological lens : personality disorder and spouse assault5
2Through a feminist lens : gender, diversity and violence extending the feminist framework19
3Through a sociological lens : the complexities of family violence35
Issue 2Women's violence toward men : a serious social problem?
4Women's violence toward men is a serious social problem55
5Men's violence toward women is the serious social problem79
Issue 3Date and acquaintance rape : exaggerated problems?
6More data have accumulated supporting date and acquaintance rape as significant problems for women97
7Advocacy Research Overstates the Incidence of Date and Acquaintance Rape117
Issue 4Spanking : necessary and effective?
8Proper socialization requires powerful love and equally powerful discipline131
9Children should never, ever, be spanked no matter what the circumstances137
Issue 5Alcohol and addictive drugs : the causes of violence?
10Alcohol and other drugs are key causal agents of violence163
11Association is not causation : alcohol and other drugs do not cause violence175
Issue 6Abused elderly and their abusive offspring : who is dependent?
12Elder abuse is caused by the perception of stress associated with providing care191
13Elder abuse is caused by the deviance and dependence of abusive caregivers207
Issue 7"The Battered Woman's Syndrome" : time to move on?
14Explaining without pathologizing : testimony on battering and its effects225
15Battered Woman Syndrone : tool of justice or false hope in self-defense cases?241
Issue 8Child sexual abuse education : good prevention?
16Child sexual abuse prevention is appropriate and successful257
17Is there empirical evidence to support the effectiveness of child sexual abuse prevention programs271
Issue 9Child abuse and neglect reporting : too much or too little?
18Overreporting and underreporting child abuse and neglect are twin problems285
19The main problem is underreporting child abuse and neglect299
Issue 10Family preservation : an important goal in child abuse intervention?
20Family preservation is the safest way to protect most children311
21Protecting children is more important than preserving families329
Conclusion : social problems, social policies and controversies on family violence341


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