Ending Domestic Violence: Changing Public Perception/Halting the Epidemic

By Esta Soler, Ethel Klein, Jacquelyn C. Campbell

Book Overview

Despite media campaign attempts to educate the public on issues surrounding domestic violence, it still remains the most prevalent form of violence against women in this country. The cornerstone of any public health concern is prevention, but there have been surprisingly few scientific surveys conducted to compile the necessary knowledge base and attitude data upon which to develop more effective primary prevention media education programs. Addressing that gap, Ending Domestic Violence is based on public opinion surveys gathered for the Family Violence Prevention Fund from 1992 to 1996. Setting the stage with an excellent overview of the battered women′s movement, the authors go on to examine current public perception of the problem, intervention, and the dramatic shifts that have occurred in recent years. To better understand the role of cultural context as it relates to domestic violence, three experts in the field -each a woman of color herself - were invited to collaborate on a chapter detailing the results of their research in African American, Latino, and Asian American populations. Featuring this enriching ethnic perspective, the authors consider the implications for change the research could have on public opinion and behavior. In addition, the appendixes accessibly describe the methods used for each of the studies.

Deeply committed to the prevention and elimination of domestic violence, the authors provide an

impressively cogent, "no excuses" approach that challenges the reader to translate research into practice. Ending Domestic Violence is ideal for academics, practitioners, and students in a variety of fields, including social work, clinical/counseling psychology, criminal justice/criminology, communication, and public health, as well as general readers seeking to participate in solving this problem.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803970439
• ISBN13: 9780803970434
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Length: 195 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.5" x 6.3"