Violence Within the Family: Social Psychological Perspectives

ISBN-13: 9780367313821 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019

Sharon D Herzberger

Opis

Perhaps one-fifth of all marriages are tainted by violence, and an equal number of children are harmed by parents. Abuse of elderly relatives is just beginning to be recognized as a major social problem, but the most common form of family violence occurs between siblings. Violence Within the Family connects the study of child, partner, sibling, and

Spis treści

1 The Incidence of Family Violence; 2 Attitudes about Violence in Families; 3 Victims' Reactions to Violence; 4 The Dynamics of Family Life; 5 Theories of Aggression; 6 Learning to Be Aggressive; 7 Biological Contributions to Family Violence; 8 Nature and Nurture on Display; 9 Legal and Social Service Interventions in Cases of Family Violence; 10 The Prevention and Treatment of Family Violence.

O autorze

Sharon D. Herzberger is a professor of psychology at Trinity College.