Family Violence: Legal, Medical, and Social Perspectives

Family Violence: Legal, Medical, and Social Perspectives examines the entire spectrum of family violence, focusing on social processes and social relationships. The eighth edition is a multidisciplinary introduction to the study of domestic violence that guides readers to a better understanding of the challenges involved in reducing or eliminating violence. The new edition includes more information on PTSD and head trauma, a new section in children witnessing domestic violence, more international perspectives, which allow students to understand that family violence crosses borders and cultures, and a series of Promising Practices boxes that bring professional knowledge and accomplishments into the classroom.

• Crime Victims: An Introduction to Victimology
• The Basics of Social Research
• Introduction to Counseling: Voices from the Field
• Cultural Diversity: A Primer for the Human Services
• Exploring Marriages and Families (2nd Edition)
• Law, Justice, and Society: A Sociolegal Introduction
• Current Controversies on Family Violence
• Gender Violence (Second Edition): Interdisciplinary Perspectives
• Introduction to Forensic Psychology: Research and Application
• On Being Different: Diversity and Multiculturalism in the North American Mainstream