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Child Maltreatment : An Introduction

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: London Sage Publications 1999Description: 349p xvSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.704400 MIL
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Child Maltreatment, Third Edition, by Cindy Miller-Perrin and Robin Perrin, is a thoroughly updated new edition of the first textbook for undergraduate students and beginning graduate students in this field. The text is designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to child maltreatment by disseminating current knowledge about the various types of violence against children. By helping students understand more fully the etiology, prevalence, treatment, policy issues, and prevention of child maltreatment, the authors hope to further our understanding of how to treat child maltreatment victims and how to prevent future child maltreatment. - Contents: 1 History and Definitions of Child Maltreatment 1 Theoretical and Methodological Issues 30 3 Child Physical Abuse 55 4 Child Sexual Abuse 94 5 Child Neglect 150 6 Child Psychological Maltreatment 185 7 Additional Forms of Child Maltreatment 213 8 Key Issues in Responding to Child Maltreatment 263 9 Controversial Issues in the Study of Child Maltreatment 289 10 What You Can Do to Help 329 Appendix 346 Glossary 362 References 367 Index 430 About the Authors 451 Copyright
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Child Maltreatment, Third Edition, by Cindy Miller-Perrin and Robin Perrin, is a thoroughly updated new edition of the first textbook for undergraduate students and beginning graduate students in this field. The text is designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to child maltreatment by disseminating current knowledge about the various types of violence against children. By helping students understand more fully the etiology, prevalence, treatment, policy issues, and prevention of child maltreatment, the authors hope to further our understanding of how to treat child maltreatment victims and how to prevent future child maltreatment. -
Contents:
1 History and Definitions of Child Maltreatment
1

Theoretical and Methodological Issues
30

3 Child Physical Abuse
55

4 Child Sexual Abuse
94

5 Child Neglect
150

6 Child Psychological Maltreatment
185

7 Additional Forms of Child Maltreatment
213

8 Key Issues in Responding to Child Maltreatment
263

9 Controversial Issues in the Study of Child Maltreatment
289

10 What You Can Do to Help
329

Appendix
346

Glossary
362

References
367

Index
430

About the Authors
451

Copyright