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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.
Children's Exposure to Marital Aggression: Direct and Mediated Effects
Children's Exposure to Marital Aggression: Direct and Mediated Effects
Although exposure to aggression between one's parents has been shown to serve as a risk factor or risk marker for child adjustment problems (Holden & Ritchie, 1991; Margolin, in press; Sternberg et al. 1993), research on this connection now needs to address the processes or mechanisms that account for negative outcomes in children. Research conducted thus far has focused on dimensions of the violence as well as on characteristics of the children to determine whether one form of violence exposure is more detrimental than another or whether boys versus girls or younger versus older children are more vulnerable to the effects of violence. Missing from these data, however, ...
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