Family Violence and Abuse: An Encyclopedia of Trends, Issues, and Solutions [2 Volumes]

This two-volume encyclopedia surveys all aspects of violence and abuse in domestic/family environments, including specific types of abuse, laws and legal issues, and the impacts of abuse.

Wide-ranging and authoritative, it provides extensive coverage of widely recognized forms of violence and abuse in family settings, including physical, verbal, and emotional abuse of spouses and intimate partners (both female and male) as well as children. In addition, the encyclopedia scrutinizes less recognized types of violence and abuse in households, such as abuse of siblings by other siblings and abuse of parents or grandparents by children and grandchildren (both minor and adult).

Family Violence and Abuse is a valuable resource for readers seeking a better understanding of the true scope and impact of these various forms of violence and abuse, important factors that contribute to incidence of family violence and abuse, and the various laws, programs, and therapy alternatives that have been created to help victims of abuse and rehabilitate offenders.

Author: Sonia Salari
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: 11/30/2023
Pages: 868
Binding Type: Hardcover
ISBN13: 9781440871405
ISBN10: 144087140X
BISAC Categories:
- Family & Relationships | Abuse | General
- Social Science | Sexual Abuse & Harassment
- Family & Relationships | Abuse | Domestic Partner Abuse

About the Author

Sonia Salari is Professor in the Department of Family and Consumer Studies at the University of Utah and Fellow at the Gerontological Society of America.