Family Violence Across the Lifespan: An Introduction: Barnett, Ola W., Miller-Perrin, Cindy L., Perrin, Robin D.

This comprehensive and visually inviting text on family violence provides readers with an accessible introduction to the methodology, etiology, prevalence, treatment, and prevention of various forms of family violence.

With state-of-the-art information streamlined throughout, this Third Edition is the most up-to-date and reliable resource available.

Organized chronologically, chapters cover child physical, sexual, and emotional abuse; abused and abusive adolescents; courtship violence and date rape; spouse abuse, battered women, and batterers; and elder abuse.

Written by a Distinguished Professor Emerita of Psychology with extensive experience in the field, this book is an essential tool for anyone seeking to understand and address family violence.