Family violence across the lifespan : an introduction / created by Ola Barnett, Cindy L. Miller-Perrin, Robin D. Perrin

Includes bibliographical references and index

History and definitions of family violence -- Research methodology, assessment, and theories -- Child neglect and child psychological maltreatment -- Child physical abuse -- Child sexual abuse -- Abused and abusive adolescents -- Dating aggression, sexual assault, and stalking -- Abused heterosexual partners : primarily females -- Abusive heterosexual partners : primarily males -- Abuse of elderly and disabled persons -- Abused and abusive partners in understudies populations -- Intimate partner violence : practice, policy, and prevention.

Offers readers an introduction to the methodology, etiology, prevalence, treatment, and prevention of family violence. Organized chronologically, this title includes chapters that cover child physical, sexual, and emotional abuse; abused and abusive adolescents; courtship violence and date rape; spouse abuse, battered women, and elder abuse