Physical Violence in American Families: Risk Factors and Adaptations to Violence in 8,145 Families by Murray Straus |
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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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- Spare the Child: The Religious Roots of Punishment and the Psychological Impact of Physical Abuse by Philip J. Greven on page 188, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Battle Cries on the Home Front: Violence in the Military Family by Peter J. Mercier on page 11, page 59, and page 124
- The Book Of David: How Preserving Families Can Cost Children's Lives by Richard J. Gelles in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Community Child Health: An Action Plan for Today by Judith S. Palfrey in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- "Not to People Like Us": Hidden Abuse in Upscale Marriages by Susan Weitzman in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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