Out of the Darkness Contemporary Perspectives on Family Violence [Paperback]

Featuring cutting-edge information on family violence from the international arena, Out of the Darkness pulls together into one seminal volume the work of emerging scholars and key figures in the field. The book provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary package of the newest generation of investigation and theory.

The contributors cover the latest: controversial topics; international studies; theory, methods, assessment and interventions; and ethical and cultural issues related to both child and partner abuse. Chapters address pressing questions such as: Is wife abuse declining? Are child homicides increasing? Does couple treatment work in violent marriages? Several noteworthy findings emerge from this volume, iFeaturing cutting-edge information on family violence from the international arena, Out of the Darkness pulls together into one seminal volume the work of emerging scholars and key figures in the field. The book provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary package of the newest generation of investigation and theory.

The contributors cover the latest: controversial topics; international studies; theory, methods, assessment and interventions; and ethical and cultural issues related to both child and partner abuse. Chapters address pressing questions such as: Is wife abuse declining? Are child homicides increasing? Does couple treatment work in violent marriages? Several noteworthy findings emerge from this volume, iIntroduction - Glenda Kaufman Kantor and Jana L Jasinski
PART ONE: THE PREVALENCE OF FAMILY VIOLENCE
Change in Cultural Norms Approving Marital Violence from 1968 to 1994 - Murray A Straus, Glenda Kaufman Kantor and David W Moore
The Homicides of Children and Youth - David Finkelhor
A Developmental Perspective
An Examination of Physical Assault and Childhood Victimization:HislÃØ