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title	:	Domestic Violence : A Reference Handbook Contemporary World Issues
author	:	McCue, Margi Laird.
publisher	:	ABC-CLIO
isbn10 | asin	:	087436762X
print isbn13	:	9780874367621
ebook isbn13	:	9780585026879
language	:	English
subject	Family violence--United States, Family violence--United States--Prevention, Victims of family violence--Service for--United States.
publication date	:	1995
lcc	:	HQ809.3.U5M385 1995eb
ddc	:	362.82/92
subject	:	Family violence--United States, Family violence--United States--Prevention, Victims of family violence--Service for--United States.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE A Reference Handbook Margi Laird McCue CONTEMPORARY WORLD ISSUES Santa Barbara, California Denver, Colorado Oxford, England

Page iv Copyright (1995 by Margi Laird McCue) All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review, without prior permission in writing from the publishers. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data McCue, Margi Laird. Domestic violence: a reference handbook / Margi Laird McCue. p. cm.(Contemporary world issues) Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Family violenceUnited States. 2. Family violenceUnited StatesPrevention. 3. Victims of family violenceService for United States. I. Title. II. Series. HQ809.3.U5M385 1995 362.82'92-dc20 95-44080 ISBN 0-87436-762-X 02 01 00 99 98 97 96 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 ABC-CLIO, Inc. 130 Cremona Drive, P.O. Box 1911 Santa Barbara, California 93116-1911 This book is printed on acid-free paper Manufactured in the United States of America

Page v To the children to Christina, Anthony, Lance, Justin, Sydney, and to the millions of other children who have lost part of their childhood to violence in their homes with the hope they will have the opportunity to live all of their tomorrows in safety, peace, and freedom.

Page vii Contents Preface xi Acknowledgments xiii 1 Domestic Violence 1 What Is Domestic Violence? 2 "Abuse" vs. "Battering" 3 Different Types of Abuse 3 Emotional Abuse 3 Sexual Abuse 5 Physical Abuse 6 The Causes of Domestic Violence 9 The Sociological Perspective 9 Systems Theory 10 The Psychological Perspective 11 The Feminist Perspective 13 Domestic Violence: A History 15 Society's Response to Domestic Violence 16 The Feminist Response 16 Response by the Men's Movement 17

Page viii The Psychological Community's Response 17 Sociologists' Response 18 The Media and Domestic Violence 20 2 Chronology 25 3 Biographical Sketches 59

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