Violence and abuse in society

ABC of Domestic and Sexual Violence is a practical guide for all health care professionals who are looking after abused individuals (whether knowingly or not) and who wish to learn more in order to help their patients.

Challenging notions of race and sexuality presumed to have originated and flourished in the slave South, Diane Miller Sommerville traces the evolution of white southerners' fears of black rape by examining actual cases of black-on-white rape throughout the nineteenth century.

Many safeguarding practitioners do not specialise in work with sex offenders, but do find themselves working with them and need professional understanding and expertise to do so.

Scapegoats are innocent victims who have experienced blame and violence at the hands of society.

Genocide has emerged as one of the leading problems of the twentieth century.

Mindfulness represents the most significant shift in the world of counselling and psychotherapy within the last decade.

Genitalverstümmelung wird nicht nur in Afrika praktiziert, sondern auch hier vor unserer Haustür.

Shawna Potter, singer for the band War On Women, has tackled sexism and harassment in lyrics and on stage for years.

Welche Formen von Hilfeleistung sind heute in der Sozialen Arbeit bestimmend?

The challenge of violence against women should be recognised as an issue for the state, citizenship and the whole community.

Domestic violence, childhood sexual abuse, rape and sexual assault, and sexual exploitation through prostitution, pornography and trafficking can have many significant adverse impacts on a survivor's health and wellbeing, in the short, medium and long-term.

In the summer of 1785, in the city of Venice, a wealthy 60-year-old man was arrested and accused of a scandalous offense: having sexual relations with the 8-year-old daughter of an impoverished laundress.

Why populations brutalized in war elect their tormentorsOne of the great puzzles of electoral politics is how parties that commit mass atrocities in war often win the support of victimized populations to establish the postwar political order.

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

Udo Baer nimmt eine radikale Änderung des pädagogischen Blickwinkels vor: Ihn interessiert nicht, wie Kinder sein oder wie Eltern erziehen sollen.

An updated edition of the guide to understanding rape as a cultural phenomenon, with survivor resources and strategies for addressing the epidemic.

This Element explores differences across religious systems in relation to the complex history of religion and violence.

This book tackles the challenges that arise from infidelity by helping couples heal through the initial experiences of discovery, providing tools to help partners disclose the details of the affair, manage triggering experiences and obtain forgiveness and reconciliation.

"Ich bin nur eine von Millionen", sagt Lijana.

Monika Urban untersucht aus diskurstheoretischer Perspektive die Entwicklung, Verwendung und Funktion abwertender Tier-Symbolisierungen und die sich hierbei verschiebenden Räume des Sagbaren.

Using a mixed-method approach, Unintended Consequences of Human Actions documents a wide range of unintended and unanticipated consequences of human actions.

The scientific evidence does not support the notion that TV and film violence cause aggression in children or in anyone else.

This integrative book is like having a wise supervisor in the room with you.

Here is the most detailed and most engagingly narrated history to date of the legendary two-year facedown and shootout in Lincoln.

As suicide continues to be one of the leading causes of death among children under the age of fourteen, and as recent bullying statistics report a strong connection between bullying, being bullied, and suicide, it is time for society to set aside its obsession with grade-level benchmarks, test scores, and Blue Ribbon Schools, and instead demand that our students achieve the academic successes they deserve by ensuring that they are educated in schools that are intellectually, socially, and emotionally safe.

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A Clinician's Guide to Gender Actualization provides an essential guide for mental health professionals working with gender diverse clients, delivering material that challenges clinicians to provide affirming specialized care for their clients.

United Airlines Flight 93, which took off fromNewarkAirportthe morning of September 11th, 2001, is perhaps the most famous flight in modern American history: We know of the passenger uprising, but theres so much more to the story besides its harrowing and oft-told climax.

Major developments in the field since the publication of Learning Forensic Assessment are integrated in this revised edition, including revised editions of the DSM-5, HCR-20 scale, and child custody guidelines.

This book brings together essays by experts to illustrate the nature of negative creativity.

This volume compiles lessons learned by field researchers, many of whom have faced demanding situations characterized by violence, distrust and social fragmentation.

This accessible book uses case studies to explore issues around intimacy, sexual function and sexual development over the lifespan, introducing applied principles and practices when working with sexuality-related issues.

In 1994, 21 years after her disappearance, Lucy Partington's remains were discovered in Fred and Rosemary West's basement at 25 Cromwell Street, Gloucester.

Genocide has emerged as one of the leading problems of the twentieth century.

Counselling Skills for Working with Trauma is a practical, introductory guide to counselling survivors of child abuse, neglect, rape, sexual violence, sexual trafficking, religious sexual abuse, and domestic abuse.

Youth residential mental health care is often a last resort after a long time searching for help.

Violence in Gay and Lesbian Domestic Partnerships provides a comprehensive analysis of same-sex domestic violence, addressing the major theoretical and treatment issues for both its victims and perpetrators.

How poor urban youth in Chicago use social media to profit from portrayals of gang violence, and the questions this raises about poverty, opportunities, and public voyeurismAmid increasing hardship and limited employment options, poor urban youth are developing creative online strategies to make ends meet.

A practical tool for the assessment of children and their families, this guide enables professionals to make informed decisions about child protection issues.

A searing, inventive memoir that interrogates misogyny, heroism and women's power in an often-unsafe world through the lens of Vicky's Foster's own traumatic background.

This study examines the different approaches of social scientists and historians to the origins of social welfare legislation between 1906 and 1914.

Winner of the 2021 AASECT Book Award!

The process of becoming an adult in contemporary times is fragmented and unequal, shaped by chance, choice and timing.

Child protection and family workers can complete training without learning about how to work with domestic abuse perpetrators - but intervening at an early stage can make a real difference to increasing family safety.

Written by top practitioner-scholars who bring a critical yet empathetic eye to the topic, this textbook provides a comprehensive look at peace and violence in seven world religions.

Exhuming the little blue dress that launched the biggest media circus of a generation, this barbed spin on a political drama conjures the five women who collided in what became known as The Lewinsky Scandal.