Physical Violence in American Families: Risk Factors and Adaptations to Violence in 8,145 Families

by Murray A. Straus and Richard J. Gelles

Book Overview

The informative and controversial findings in this book are based on two path-breaking national surveys of American families. Both show that while the family may be the central locus of love and support, it is also the locus of risk for those who are physically assaulted. The book provides a wealth of information on gender differences and similarities in violence, and on the effects of gender roles and inequality. Two landmark American studies of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0887382630
• ISBN13: 9780887382635
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Transaction Publishers
• Length: 622 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A Child Called "IT"

I felt that this book was a good reading book because itteaches young readers that it is o.k. to tell someone if they arebeing abused. Also, it helps parents that mey have abused a child to learn how much it really does hurt the child.