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Featuring cutting-edge information 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. Edited by Glenda Kaufman Kantor and Jana Jasinski, this book provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary package of the newest generation of investigation and theory. Professionals and researchers in child welfare, mental health, and criminal justice fields will want to read this book to keep up with 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? From this volume several noteworthy findings emerge, including the wide variations in the forms, types, and consequences of abuse; the need for support and change in both victim and batterer behaviors; the overdue move toward expertise and sensitivity when dealing with affected populations; and much more. Out of the Darkness makes a contribution to the field on a par with other classics. It is a must read for advanced students, researchers, practitioners, activists, and policymakers concerned with any or all aspects of family violence.
Change in Cultural Norms Approving Marital Violence from 1968 to 1994
Change in Cultural Norms Approving Marital Violence from 1968 to 1994
Research on change in rates of assault on marital partners found a decrease from 1975 to 1985 (Straus & Gelles, 1986), and a further decrease from 1985 to 1992 (Straus & Kaufman Kantor, 1994). These studies have raised many questions. One of the questions is the validity of Straus and Gelles's argument that part of the decrease resulted from a change in the cultural norms that had made the marriage license an implicit hitting license. Although existence of these norms has been well documented (Dobash & Dobash, 1979; Straus, 1976), there is no direct evidence showing change in cultural norms.
The Battered Women's Movement and ...
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