Family Abuse and Violence

JoAnn Miller is associate professor of sociology and an affiliated member of the Women's Studies faculty at Purdue University.Dean D. Knudsen received his PhD in sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and is associate professor at Purdue University.

A text outlining the study of family abuse and violence.

Part 1 A Family Abuse and Violence Episode Framework Chapter 2 Family Abuse and Violence Episodes: A Case Study and a Conceptual Framework Chapter 3 Measuring and Estimating the Cases: Agency, Government, and Social Survey Data Part 4 A History of Family Abuse and Violence in the United States Chapter 5 Interpreting the Past Chapter 6 From Violence to Abuse: Defining a Social Problem Part 7 Intergenerational Forms of Family Abuse and Violence Chapter 8 Physical Abuse of Children Chapter 9 Sexual Abuse of Children Part 10 Changing Definitions and Perceptions of a Social Problem Chapter 11 Implications of Family Abuse and Violence Definitions Chapter 12 General Population Perceptions of Family Abuse and Violence Part 13 Intragenerational Forms of Family Abuse and Violence Chapter 14 Dating and Intimate Partner Abuse and Violence Chapter 15 Consequences of Intragenerational Family Abuse and Violence Part 16 Dependents Chapter 17 Neglect: The Failure to Act on Behalf of Dependents Part 18 Assessing the Situation Chapter 19 Persistent Controversies and Emerging Issues Chapter 20 What Do We Know? What Should We Do?