Violence in the Lives of Adolescents

by Martha B. Straus

The author describes the book's theoretical framework as the ecology of violence; therapists can intervene to stop violence on any of four ecological levels--individual, family, community, social policy. Following a brief history of adolescence in America, Chapter 1 explores the effects of violence on normal adolescent and family development. Chapters 2 through 6 present five case studies, which illustrate the ecological approach to five crucial issues:...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393701867
• ISBN13: 9780393701869
• Release Date: October 1994
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.5"