Violence and abuse in society

Violence in the home is one of the most damaging and widespread of social problems.

Violence forms a constant backdrop to American history, from the revolutionary overthrow of British rule, to the struggle for civil rights, to the present-day debates over the death penalty.

Every fifteen seconds someone commits a crime of domestic violence in the United States, and most violators will be court-mandated to receive group treatment.

Child abuse policy in the United States contains dangerous contradictions, which have only intenstified as the public slowly accepted it as a middle class problem.

Various historians, philosophers, and social scientists have attempted to provide convincing explanations of the roots of violence, with mixed and confusing results.

Year after year, in poll after poll, crime tops the list of American anxieties.

According to the United Nations' latest data, the United States has more children living in poverty than any other industrialized nation in the world.

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This illuminating work on one of today's most provocative issues provides all the necessary information for careful, critical thinking about the concept of sexual harassment.

Sexual harassment in the workplace, date rape, and domestic violence dominate the headlines and have recently sparked scholarly debates about the nature of the sexes.

Surrounding all major cities in the United States are numerous smaller communities collectively known as suburbia.

Rape and other forms of sexual violence have always been a feature of war.

In the United States and Great Britain, 20-30% of all homicides involve the killing of a woman by a man.

This volume provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary account of the scholarship on religion, conflict, and peacebuilding.

Every year, there are several hundred attacks on India's Christians.

Based on personal accounts by birthing women and their medical attendants, Brought to Bed reveals how childbirth has changed from colonial times to the late twentieth century.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed by President Obama in March 2010 is a landmark in U.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed by President Obama in March 2010 is a landmark in U.

On 25 January 2011, tens of thousands of Egyptians came out on the streets to protest against emergency rule and police brutality.

On 25 January 2011, tens of thousands of Egyptians came out on the streets to protest against emergency rule and police brutality.

In 2009, Chicago spent millions of dollars to create programs to prevent gang violence in some of its most disadvantaged neighborhoods.

In 2009, Chicago spent millions of dollars to create programs to prevent gang violence in some of its most disadvantaged neighborhoods.

Rape in marriage is a global problem affecting millions of women -- it is still legal in many countries and was only criminalized in all U.

Rape in marriage is a global problem affecting millions of women -- it is still legal in many countries and was only criminalized in all U.

Human beings have the most immature newborn and longest maturational schedule of any animal.

Understanding Parricide is the most comprehensive book available about juvenile and adult sons and daughters who kill their parents.

What happens when enemies work to advance similar goals?

What happens when enemies work to advance similar goals?

Scholars and lay persons alike routinely express concern about the capacity of democratic publics to respond rationally to emotionally charged issues such as crime, particularly when race and class biases are invoked.

In the 1980s, a series of child sex abuse cases rocked the United States.

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In the Americas, debates around issues of citizen's public safety--from debates that erupt after highly publicized events, such as the shootings of Jordan Davis and Trayvon Martin, to those that recurrently dominate the airwaves in Latin America--are dominated by members of the middle and upper-middle classes.

In the Americas, debates around issues of citizen's public safety--from debates that erupt after highly publicized events, such as the shootings of Jordan Davis and Trayvon Martin, to those that recurrently dominate the airwaves in Latin America--are dominated by members of the middle and upper-middle classes.

Men who act abusively have their own story to tell, a journey that often begins in childhood, ripens in their teenage years, and takes them down paths they were hoping to never travel.

This volume provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary account of the scholarship on religion, conflict, and peacebuilding.

The United States Constitution insures that all persons born in the US are citizens with equal protection under the law.

The United States Constitution insures that all persons born in the US are citizens with equal protection under the law.

Child Welfare Systems and Migrant Children examines where, why and to what extent immigrant children are represented in the child welfare system in different countries.

Child Welfare Systems and Migrant Children examines where, why and to what extent immigrant children are represented in the child welfare system in different countries.

Violence against women is a major problem in all countries, affecting women in every socio-economic group and at every life stage.

Violence against women is a major problem in all countries, affecting women in every socio-economic group and at every life stage.

Every year, there are several hundred attacks on India's Christians.

Broken Three Times is a story about child abuse in America.

Broken Three Times is a story about child abuse in America.

In Canada, professionals such as doctors, teachers, and social workers must report child abuse and neglect to Child Protection Services.

In Canada, professionals such as doctors, teachers, and social workers must report child abuse and neglect to Child Protection Services.

Men are commonly expected to act "e;masculine"e; (e.

Men are commonly expected to act "e;masculine"e; (e.

In the midst of unprecedented attention to gender based violence (GBV), prompted in part by the #MeToo movement, Collaborating for Change: Transforming Cultures to End Gender-Based Violence in Higher Education provides a groundbreaking analysis of higher education culture and how it can be transformed to eradicate GBV.

In the midst of unprecedented attention to gender based violence (GBV), prompted in part by the #MeToo movement, Collaborating for Change: Transforming Cultures to End Gender-Based Violence in Higher Education provides a groundbreaking analysis of higher education culture and how it can be transformed to eradicate GBV.