Overview

In this title, contributing authors take a developmental approach to examining violence prevention in intimate relationships and families. Until recently, the study of violence prevention has focussed on reducing the incidence of assaults by strangers, despite statistics that indicate that people are twice as likely to be victimized by a friend, relative, or intimate partner. Authors view relationship violence as something that may be prevented at many points during the lifespan of a person but also as something that must be prevented at key points, especially during childhood, if violence is to be reduced in the future. All violence is essentially interpersonal, so the contributors to this book focus on healthy interpersonal relationship skills as the basis for preventing violence. Each chapter covers relationship violence at a different stage of life and in different relationships, from child and partner abuse through rape and elder abuse. Authors provide empirical research results as well as practical guidance for day-to-day interventions in the lives of children and adults.

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Author:   Paul A. Schewe
Publisher:   American Psychological Association
Imprint:   American Psychological Association
Dimensions:   Width: 18.80cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.821kg
ISBN:  

9781557989116

ISBN 10:   1557989117
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   01 January 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

New directions in preventing interpersonal violence, Paul A. Schewe; school-based child sexual abuse prevention, Sandy Wurtele; reconceptualizing child sexual abuse as a public health concern, Keith Kaufman, Michelle Barber, Heather Mosher, and Megan Carter; interventions for child victims of peer aggression, Heidi Gazelle and Gary Ladd; dating violence education - prevention and early intervention strategies, Sarah Avery-Leaf and Michelle Cascardi; guidelines for developing rape prevention and risk reduction interventions, Paul A. Schewe; rape avoidance - self-protection strategies for women, Sarah Ullman; fostering men's responsibility for preventing sexual assault, Alan Berkowitz; recent therapeutic advances in the prevention of domestic violence, Sabina Low, Natalie Monarch, Scott Hartman, and Howard Markman; violence and the elderly - issues for prevention, Deborah Henderson, Jeffrey Buchanan, and Jane E. Fisher; evaluating prevention programs - the challenges and benefits of measuring outcomes.

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