Violence and abuse in society

Providing essential knowledge and understanding that midwives, health visitors, nursery nurses and lay birth and early parenting educators need to deliver effective and evidence-based education to all new parents and families, this book explores key issues in perinatal education.

"e;Who makes adoption a success?

We can no longer speak of a state of war in any traditional sense, yet there is currently no viable theory to account for the manifold internal conflicts, or civil wars, that increasingly afflict the world's populations.

This ground-breaking book focuses on the experiences and perspectives of children and young people who care for a parent with HIV in the global North and South.

The Grand Challenges for Social Work Initiative (GCSWI), which is spearheaded by the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare (AASWSW), represents a major endeavor for the entire field of social work.

The dramatic account of a Revolutionary-era conspiracy in which a band of farmers opposed to military conscription and fearful of religious persecution plotted to kill the governor of North Carolina.

In the spirit of The Glass CastleandThe Burning Light of Two Stars, Antonia Deignan delivers whatNew YorkTimesbest-selling author Julie Cantrell calls a a heart-shattering memoir of painful truth and soulful healing.

Spanning children's and adult's services, this book explores the nature and impact of domestic abuse and violence (DVA) throughout the lifecourse.

Mother was an emotionally damaged woman shrouded in depression and dark secrets.

Same-Sex Marriage and Children is the first book to bring together historical, social science, and legal considerations to comprehensively respond to the objections to same-sex marriage that are based on the need to promote so-called "e;responsible procreation"e; and child welfare.

Political violence has disrupted the lives of millions of children around the world.

What is the value of telling the truth?

Taking lesbians in Singapore as a case study, this book explores the possibility of a modern gay identity in a postcolonial society, that is not dependent on Western queer norms.

How can you provide effective, meaningful therapy to couples with whom you have little or nothing in common?

In this beautifully written and powerful memoir, author Craig K.

There may be no other social problem so common, yet so little understood by the general public, as child abuse and neglect.

When Oscar Booze entered West Point in 1898, the older cadets decided that he did not conform to their image of what a cadet should be.

This work provides readers with an authoritative resource for understanding the true extent and nature of gun violence in America, examining the veracity of claims and counterclaims about mass shootings, gun laws, and public attitudes about gun control.

From concerns about juveniles' incorrigibility at the turn of the century to school violence in the 1990s, adults have attempted to understand, control, and prevent juvenile violence.

Personal stories of surviving after the trauma of sexual assault.

This two-volume set provides an authoritative overview of rape and other forms of sexual violence, containing the latest information about victims and perpetrators; events, laws, and trends related to sexual violence; and attitudes toward it.

Dealing with the aftermath of childhood sexual abuse remains one of the major issues in child and adolescent mental health.

Professionals in child welfare and protection are often required to make decisions--fraught with many difficulties and shortcomings--that have crucial implications for children and families.

This groundbreaking second edition of Human Sexuality continues its broad and interdisciplinary goal of providing readers with a comprehensive overview on sexuality as a core part of our individual identities and social lives.

How only violence and catastrophes have consistently reduced inequality throughout world historyAre mass violence and catastrophes the only forces that can seriously decrease economic inequality?

In post-Wall Germany, violence-both real and imagined-is increasingly determining the formation of new cultural identities.

In the United States, approximately one in five women experiences rape during college, and LGBTQ students experience sexual violence at even higher rates.

In the past two decades, many prevention and suppression programs have been initiated on a national and local level to combat street gangs--but what do we really know about them?

This comprehensive workbook addresses the use of illegal online sexual images.

Bringing together cutting-edge theory and research that bridges academic disciplines from criminology and criminal justice, to developmental psychology, sociology, and political science, Thinking About Victimization offers an authoritative and refreshingly accessible overview of scholarship on the nature, sources, and consequences of victimization.

Gendered Justice takes a unique, multi-layered look at the various elements that factor into our understanding of domestic violence and how the criminal justice system handles situations of domestic violence.

Adolescent Dating Violence: Outcomes, Challenges and Digital Tools summarizes the latest discussion about challenges in adolescent dating violence (DV) and digital dating abuse (DDA), emphasizing the influence of digital tools and seeking to identify similarities and differences between online and offline types of abuse.

This book examines the informal social context of rape and domestic violence against women.

A brilliant and provocative exploration of the interconnection of private life and the large-scale horrors of war and devastation.

I could not ignore the tiny spark of hope that whispered to me that there might be someone with whom I could be vulnerable and real, and that this time they might just not let me down.

Build a strong foundation on the principles and procedures of modern forensic science.

The Wiley Handbook on the Psychology of Violence features a collection of original readings, from an international cast of experts, that explore all major issues relating to the psychology of violence and aggressive behaviors.

This powerful non-fiction account of the oppression of women in the Muslim world remains as shocking today as when it was first published, more than a quarter of a century ago.

What is emotional neglect?

This book empowers parents of autistic young people aged 11 to 20 to help them promote resilience in their child.

This volume discusses and reviews the current knowledge in the concept and management of activity groups designed for borderline patients, who are defines as those with "e;self-destructive and maladaptive interpersonal relations.

Although precise figures are difficult to ascertain, surveys suggest that approximately 20%-25% of female-identified and 5%-10% of male-identified college students experience sexual assault, and 10% of all students experience psychological or physical abuse by an intimate partner.

The book aims to explore the exciting opportunities offered by a systemic approach for mental health professionals and psychotherapists when working with families and other systems where domestic violence in intimate relationships is of concern.

Currently enrolling approximately 900,000 poor children each year, Head Start has served 25 million children and their families since it was established 44 years ago.

Kohli offers a comprehensive overview of what is known about the resettlement of young asylum-seekers, answering social work practitioners' need for a fuller understanding.

Therapeutic Residential Care For Children and Youth takes a fresh look at therapeutic residential care as a powerful intervention in working with the most troubled children who need intensive support.

Working with Violent Men gives a detailed insight into working with men who have been violent towards intimate partners.

Using case records of prosecutions at the Scottish High Court of Justiciary between 1918 and 1930, this book takes a quantitative and qualitative approach to understand sexual violence in Scotland at this time.

This book offers a critical reinterpretation of male violence, patriarchy, and machismo in rural Latin America.