Since its original publication in 1974, The Violent Home has become a classic in family violence literature. The new edition contains the full text of the original as well as a retrospective preface by the author, reflecting on the impact of the book and on its importance for current studies of family violence. Gelles reveals where and when violence in the home is likeliest to occur. He also gives reasons why - such as sex, money and job stress.
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Richard J. Gelles received his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of New Hampshire. He is the Dean of The School of Social Work at the University of Pennsylvania and holds The Joanne and Raymond Welsh Chair of Child Welfare and Family Violence in the School of Social Work at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the Director of the Center for the Study of Youth Policy and Co-Director of the Center for Children’s Policy, Practice, and Research. His book, The Violent Home was the first systematic empirical investigation of family violence and continues to be highly influential. He is the author or coauthor of 23 books and more than 100 articles and chapters on family violence. His latest books are, The Book of David: How Preserving Families Can Cost Children's Lives (Basic Books, 1996) and Intimate Violence in Families, Third Edition (Sage Publications, 1997).
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A 24-year-old South End woman and her one-year-old son were shot to death in their apartment building at 620 Tremont St. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
conjugal violence, secondary violence, agency neighbors, violence between family members, normal violence, volcanic violence, intrafamily violence, police neighbors, nonlethal violence, police families, violent families, agency families, illegitimate violence, parental violence, accounting scheme, violent situation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Year, Meanings of Intrafamily Violence, Regular High, Boston Globe New!
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A 24-year-old South End woman and her one-year-old son were shot to death in their apartment building at 620 Tremont St. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
conjugal violence, secondary violence, agency neighbors, violence between family members, normal violence, volcanic violence, intrafamily violence, police neighbors, nonlethal violence, police families, violent families, agency families, illegitimate violence, parental violence, accounting scheme, violent situation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Year, Meanings of Intrafamily Violence, Regular High, Boston Globe New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Family Violence (SAGE Library of Social Research) by Richard J. (James) Gelles on 4 pages
- Behind Closed Doors: Violence in the American Family by Murray A. Straus in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Back Matter
- Violence in the Family by Suzanne K. Steinmetz in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Interaction Process Analysis (Midway Reprint Series) by Robert F. Bales on page 70, and Back Matter
- Child Development by Brown in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- "Not to People Like Us": Hidden Abuse in Upscale Marriages by Susan Weitzman on 4 pages
- Murder, at the End of the Day and Night: A Study of Criminal Homicide Offenders, Victims, and Circumstances by R. Barri Flowers on page 31, page 62, and Back Matter
- Aquinas and Empowerment: Classical Ethics for Ordinary Lives (Moral Traditions series) by G. Simon Harak on page 123, page 124, and page 126
- Forgotten Man: Understanding the Male Psyche by Benjamin Fine in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Heroes of Their Own Lives: The Politics and History of Family Violence--Boston, 1880-1960 by Linda Gordon in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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