| Description |
xiii, 274 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Aggression in everyday life -- Understanding violence and aggression, the environment and learning -- Understanding violence and aggression, biological factors in aggression and the aggressive personality -- Reactions to victimization -- Battered women and intimate terrorism -- Reexamining intimate partner violence -- Rape and sexual assault -- Child abuse, incest, and leaning to be violent -- Summing up -- Appendix: Case studies |
| Summary |
[This book] provides an overview of theory and research on all forms of violence in intimate relationships including violence in dating relationships and marriages, incest, rape and sexual victimization, date rape, stalking, child abuse and sexual harassment. [The book] also explores how violence affects the family and others who are close to the victim, and uses criminal justice data and research as well as the research of psychologists in studying these phenomena. In addition, [it] covers rape and violence prevention efforts, as well as educational programs.-http://www.bn.com |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 228-257 |
| Subject |
Dating violence.
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Marital violence.
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Sex crimes.
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Violence -- Psychological aspects.
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| LC no. |
2004111576 |
| ISBN |
0534633161 |
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