Current controversies on family violence
The study of family violence is surrounded by multiple controversies. Experts in this field do not agree about what should be studied and condemned (Is spanking violence? Is women's violence toward men a major social problem? If it is, how should it be measured? What, specifically, should be condemned as date rape?) Experts also disagree about the causes of violence (Individual pathology? The structure of gender or families?), as well as about what should be done to eliminate it (Do child sexual abuse education programs or family preservation programs work?). 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 issue. This volume includes chapters by academic and public policy researchers, therapists, lawyers, victim advocates and educators. Some of the controversies in the first edition have been deleted while new ones have been added. Chapters in this Second Edition also are shorter and more accessible to readers who are not already experts in family violence
Print Book, English, ©2005
Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA, ©2005
xix, 376 pages ; 24 cm
9780761921059, 9780761921066, 0761921052, 0761921060
54907010
Through a psychological lens : personality disorder and spouse assault / Donald G. Dutton and Mark Bodnarchuk
Through a feminist lens : gender, diversity, and violence : extending the feminist framework / Kersti A. Yllö
Through a sociological lens : the complexities of family violence / Donileen R. Loseke
Women's violence toward men is a serious social problem / Murray A. Straus
Men's violence toward women is the serious social problem / Donileen R. Loseke and Demie Kurz
More data have accumulated supporting date and acquaintance rape as significant problems for women / Sarah L. Cook and Mary P. Koss
Advocacy research overstates the incidence of date and acquaintance rape / Neil Gilbert
Proper socialization requires powerful love and equally powerful discipline / John Rosemond
Children should never, ever, be spanked no matter what the circumstances / Murray A. Straus
Alcohol and other drugs are key causal agents of violence / Jerry R. Flanzer
Association is not causation : alcohol and other drugs do not cause violence / Richard J. Gelles and Mary M. Cavanaugh
Elder abuse is caused by the perception of stress associated with providing care
Suzanne k. steinmetz
Elder abuse is caused by the deviance and dependence of abusive caregivers / Karl Pillemer
Explaining without pathologizing : testimony on battering and its effects / Sue Osthoff and Holly Maguigan
Battered woman's syndrome : tool of justice or false hope in self-defense cases? / Donald A. Downs and James Fisher
Child sexual abuse prevention is appropriate and successful / Carol A. Plummer
Is there empirical evidence to support the effectiveness of child sexual abuse prevention programs? / N. Dickon Reppucci, Jeffrey J. Haugaard, Jill Antonishak
Overreporting and underreporting child abuse and neglect are twin problems / Douglas J. Besharov
The main problem is underreporting child abuse and neglect / David Finkelhor
Family preservation is the safest way to protect most children / Richard Wexler
Protecting children is more important than preserving families / Richard J. Gelles
Conclusion : social problems, social policies, and controversies on family violence