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The social dynamics of family violence
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- Creator
- Angela Hattery and Earl Smith
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, [2012]
- ©2012
- Physical Details
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- xviii, 412 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780813344638, 0813344638, 9780813345628, 0813345626
- OCLC
- ocn744287521
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 1. Social dynamics of family violence : setting the stage -- Family violence framework -- Feminist theory -- Race, class, and gender theory -- Social structures -- The economy -- Cultural norms -- Religion -- The military -- Social status variation -- 2. Historical perspectives on family violence -- Child abuse -- Child physical abuse -- Legal response -- Special populations -- Medical neglect and anti-immunization movement -- Child sexual abuse -- Definitions of family -- changing definitions of the age of consent -- child sexual abuse laws in the United States -- Legal response to elder abuse -- Domestic violence -- 3. Theories for studying family violence -- Conflict theory -- Conflict theory and family violence -- Structural-functionalist theory -- Functionalist theory and the family -- Symbolic interaction theory -- Symbolic interaction theory and the family -- Feminist theory and family violence -- Race, class, and gender theory and family violence -- Criminology theories -- Social control theory -- Differential association theory -- Family violence theory -- Intimate terrorism versus situational couple violence -- Psychological theories -- Theories of elder abuse and child abuse -- 4 . Methods for studying family violence -- Brief history of sociological methods -- Objectivity, generalizability, and repeatability -- Mendel's ethics -- Experimental conditions -- Interviews and qualitative research -- Evie -- Angela Hattery and Earl Smith and African American women -- Surveys and family violence -- Conflict tactics scale -- 5. Abuse across the life course : elder abuse -- Changing demographics -- Changing life expectancy -- Race and gender as predictors of elder abuse -- Indirect and direct causes of elder abuse -- Sandwich generation -- Prevalence of elder abuse -- Financial abuse -- Neglect and self neglect -- Indications of physical abuse -- Indications of psychological abuse -- Indications of sexual abuse -- 6. Abuse across the life course : child abuse -- Prevalence of child abuse -- Emotional abuse -- Witnessing violence -- Physical abuse -- Neglect -- Sexual abuse -- Child sexual abuse and the Internet -- Man-boy love movement -- Mandatory reporters -- Child protective services -- Guardian ad litems -- Foster care -- Parent or caregiver risk factors -- Cycle of abuse -- Family structure risk -- Noncoresidential parents -- Child risk factors -- Shaken baby syndrome -- Ephebophilia -- Outcomes of child abuse -- Substance abuse and mental health issues -- High-risk sexual behavior -- Crime -- 7. Outcomes of child abuse : increased risk for experiencing violence in adulthood -- Abuse in childhood and abuse in adulthood -- Physical child abuse -- Intimate partner violence -- Child sexual abuse -- Childhood sexual abuse : premature sex engagement -- Sexual scripts -- Genarlow Wilson and statutory rape -- Childhood adultification -- Incest and child molestation at home -- Preadolescent prostitution : the liquor or drink house -- Sexual abuse and a drive to escape -- CSA and economic dependency in adulthood -- Trading sexual access for protection -- Life of illegal and illegitimate behavior -- Impact of violence in childhood on men -- Impact of prostitution on sons --
- 8. The economy and intimate partner violence -- Risk factors for experiencing intimate partner violence -- The economy and intimate partner violence -- Micro level : social class and money -- Macro level : economic systems and the economy -- Wage discrimination and economic dependency -- Occupational sex segregation -- Wage discrimination and compulsory partnering -- The recession -- 9. Cultural factors and intimate partner violence -- Masculinity and femininity -- Boys will be boys : constructions of masculinity and interpersonal violence -- African American masculinity -- Patriarchy -- The roots of masculinity -- Gender roles -- Masculinity and intimate partner violence -- Marital rape exemption -- Sexual conquest, jealousy, and intimate partner violence -- Race, class, and gender : interpreting differences across groups -- The military -- How to be a "good" wife : constructions of femininity and interpersonal violence -- Brief history of women's roles -- Cult of domesticity -- Surrendered wife -- 10. Religion and family violence -- Tensions between religion and the secular world -- Tests used to support family violence : Torah, Qur'an, Bible -- Family violence in A Thousand Splendid suns -- Divorce -- Individual responses to family violence by spiritual advisers -- Institutional responses in general to family violence -- What happens when the pastor is the batterer? -- Child abuse : the sex scandal in the Catholic Church -- Recommendations for transformation -- 11. Violence in same-sex couple families -- Stereotypes of homosexual men and women -- How do stereotypes impact reactions by law enforcement? -- Prevalence -- Apparent contradictions : same-sex violence is still rooted in conceptualizations of gender -- Special challenges that face trans and intersex victims -- 12. Prevention and avoidance : the early warning signs -- Oprah Winfrey and Rihanna -- Isolation -- Possession -- Jealousy and sexual infidelity -- Male perspectives on "cheating" -- Women's experiences with jealousy -- Prone to anger -- Unknown pasts -- 13. The response to family violence : the criminal justice system and the social welfare system -- Institutional responses to family violence -- the institution of health care -- Arizona Children's Association -- Violence prevention -- Shelters and other social service agencies -- Intervention programs -- The Duluth Curriculum -- Shortcomings of batterer intervention programs -- The criminal justice response -- Rainbow response -- Restraining orders -- Prosecution -- Domestic violence courts -- 14. Where do we go from here? -- Data on family violence -- Negative consequences associated with intimate partner violence -- The intergenerational transmission of violence theory -- Proposals for change -- Criminal justice system -- Prevention and intervention -- University of Wisconsin -- Texas sexual abuse of a child standard -- Reductions in inequality -- Prescriptions for preventing and interrupting family violence : disrupting inequalities -- Economic reform -- Gender equality and dismantling patriarchy -- Relationships as partnerships