| Bundle: Barnett: Family Violence Across the Lifespan, 3e + CQ Researcher: Issues for Debate in Family Violence Contributor(s): Barnett, Ola W. (Author), Cq Researcher (Author) |
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ISBN: 1412998875 ISBN-13: 9781412998871 Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc OUR PRICE: $227.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2010 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Education - Social Science | Social Work |
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| Publisher Description: Barnett, Family Violence Across the Lifespan, Third Edition, is now bundled with CQ Researcher: Issues for Debate in Family Violence for just $5 more than the price of the standalone text! Barnett, Family Violence Across the Lifespan, Third Edition Streamlined and updated throughout with state-of-the-art information, this Third Edition of the authors′ bestselling book gives readers an accessible introduction to the methodology, etiology, prevalence, treatment, and prevention of family violence. Research from experts in the fields of psychology, sociology, criminology, and social welfare informs the book′s broad coverage of current viewpoints and debates within the field. Organized chronologically, chapters cover child physical, sexual, and emotional abuse; abused and abusive adolescents; courtship violence and date rape; spouse abuse, battered women, and batterers; and elder abuse. CQ Researcher: Issues for Debate in Family Violence This book covers timely issues such as women′s rights, domestic violence, sex offenders, prostitution, and cyber bullying. Each article is engaging and reader-friendly, and the chapter-opening human interest stories will spark the interest of students. Issues for Debate in Family Violence is an ideal supplementary textbook for upper-division undergraduate and graduate courses on family and child violence. Please contact your Sales Representative for more information! |
Contributor Bio(s): Barnett, Ola W.: - Ola W. Barnett is a Distinguished Professor Emerita of Psychology at Pepperdine University, Malibu, California. She earned her undergraduate and doctoral degrees in Psychology at UCLA, specializing in Learning. Her initial research centered on batterers, and she later studied battered women and dating violence. She has coauthored two best-selling Sage books (with Alyce D. LaViolette) on why battered women stay with abusive partners. These books provide a scientific explanation, grounded in learning theory, for understanding the obstacles battered women face in trying to break free. She remains active in the field of family violence by reviewing articles for a large number of journals and performing as an external grant reviewer for a few organizations. She serves on the editorial board of the new journal, Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice. She also continues research on the impact of transitional housing on the lives of battered women.Cq Researcher: - CQ Researcher is the choice of librarians, researchers, and students seeking original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on the most vital issues shaping our world. Each weekly report offers in-depth, unbiased coverage of a single topic. Written by CQ Press's staff of experienced reporters, these reports provide up-to-date information on a wide range of social, economic, political, environmental, and international issues. |
