This book provides a solid foundation for understanding violence within the African-American community from the perspective of African Americans. It challenges existing stereotypes of African Americans and offers concrete advice on approaches that are, or might be, effective with African-American populations. The content is driven by real-world, evidence-based practices based on sound scientific foundations.
This book provides a solid foundation for understanding violence within the African-American community from the perspective of African Americans. I...
Gathering together scholars from across the social sciences, Black Family Violence is one of the first books to chart new courses for research, while simultaneously serving as a fundamental introduction to family relationship issues in the study of black family life.
Gathering together scholars from across the social sciences, Black Family Violence is one of the first books to chart new courses for research, while ...
What can be done to address the problem of violence in society? The contributors to this volume, both scholars and practitioners, examine this question by exploring the history of violence together with theoretical explanations. The book discusses such issues as: the disproportionate presence of violence within North American minority populations; the concept of psychological resiliency; how spirituality may serve as a protective factor; and the role of television in promoting violence. The contributors also address prevention and intervention strategies among gangs of young people, and the...
What can be done to address the problem of violence in society? The contributors to this volume, both scholars and practitioners, examine this questio...
Completely rewritten to reflect recent research into family and intimate violence this Second Edition of Family Violence explores the subject from its origins to assessment and treatment. The revision offers a summary of some of the best current scholarship conducted by family researchers.
Completely rewritten to reflect recent research into family and intimate violence this Second Edition of Family Violence explores the subject from its...
Completely rewritten to reflect recent research into family and intimate violence this Second Edition of Family Violence explores the subject from its origins to assessment and treatment. The revision offers a summary of some of the best current scholarship conducted by family researchers.
Completely rewritten to reflect recent research into family and intimate violence this Second Edition of Family Violence explores the subject from ...
Thomas P. Gullotta Robert L. Hampton Bruce A. Ryan
Emphasizing developmentally and contextually appropriate prevention service delivery models, the authors of this volume identify state-of-the-art, empirically based strategies to strengthen the environments in which children develop. Since programmes with strong conceptualization, design and implementation have the potential to enhance children's social, emotional and physical wellbeing, the authors first review ways to strengthen the family, child-care systems, early childhood education and school-based health and mental health programming. They then explore the importance of theory-guided...
Emphasizing developmentally and contextually appropriate prevention service delivery models, the authors of this volume identify state-of-the-art, emp...
This text on enhancing children's wellness describes research and theories about family, school and community prevention and health-promotion programmes. It identifies empirically based preventive and health promotion strategies to enhance children's social, emotional and physical wellness.
This text on enhancing children's wellness describes research and theories about family, school and community prevention and health-promotion programm...
Contains nine contributions which address prevention of and treatment for children and their parents in abusive family situations. Chapters address issues including the history of abusive behavior and intoxication; research on drug-exposed children in the child welfare system; the legislative and po
Contains nine contributions which address prevention of and treatment for children and their parents in abusive family situations. Chapters address is...
'Substance Abuse, Family Violence and Child Welfare'. Studies the consequences, good and bad, for children, of being processed through the child welfare system as a consequence of family violence and substance abuse.
'Substance Abuse, Family Violence and Child Welfare'. Studies the consequences, good and bad, for children, of being processed through the child welfa...
Robert L. Hampton Thomas P. Gullotta Gerald R. Adams
What factors contribute to family violence and how can they be identified early so that future violence can be prevented? Addressing these and related issues, the papers in this volume are a testimony to the rapid expansion of research, theory and practice in the family violence field.
Leading researchers and clinicians explore the roots of family violence, including both physical and sexual abuse, and examine assessment, treatment and prevention. Topics addressed include whether children or the elderly are at greater risk, and the role of substance abuse in family violence.
What factors contribute to family violence and how can they be identified early so that future violence can be prevented? Addressing these and related...
