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Author:   Dudley D. Cahn
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.499kg
ISBN:  

9780791493755

ISBN 10:   079149375
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   29 January 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments 1. An Evolving Communication Perspective on Family Violence Dudley D. Cahn Part 1. Couples' Violence 2. Relational Control-Motivated Aggression: A Theoretical Framework for Identifying Various Types of Violent Couples Loreen N. Olson 3. Making Sense of Abuse: Account Analyses of Male Batterers Teresa C. Sabourin 4. Measuring Change in Attitudes Targeted by Batterer Intervention Programs Maria Elena Villar, Victoria Orrego-Dunleavy, and Joan Svaldi Farr 5. Exploring the Communication of Men Revealing Abuse from Female Romantic Partners Jessica J. Eckstein 6. Seeing Family Violence Differently: Shifting Perspectives from Social Scientific to Rhetorical Suzanne M. Enck-Wanzer Part 2. Parent-Child Violence 7. A Communication Perspective on Physical Child Abuse Angela B. Swanson and Dudley D. Cahn 8. Distinguishing Communication Behaviors of Mothers High and Low in Trait Verbal Aggression: A Qualitative Analysis of Mother-Child Playtime Interactions Felicia Roberts, Steven R. Wilson, Julie E. Delaney, and Jessica J. Rack 9. Adolescent-to-Parent Abuse: Abused Parents' Perceptions of the Meaning and Goals of Adolescents' Verbal, Physical, and Emotional Abuse Nancy J. Brule 10. Forgiving the Unforgivable? Processes of Forgiveness and Reconciliation after Episodes of Family Violence Ruth Anna Abigail List of Contributors Index

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Dudley D. Cahn is Professor of Communication at the State University of New York College at New Paltz. He is the editor of several books, the author of Conflict in Intimate Relationships, and the coauthor (with Ruth Anna Abigail) of Managing Conflict Through Communication.

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