Domestic Abuse

Domestic Abuse

by Suman Kakar

1998

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Domestic Abuse presents important information on the problem of intimate abuse within the American home. The work presents theoretical and analytical explanations for domestic violence. There have been a number of books dealing with spousal abuse. This work deals with violence again children and youth as well as against elderly in their homes. This is an important contribution to the literature and integrates the issue of domestic violence with that of abuse against children, youth and the elderly.

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    How does expanding the definition of domestic abuse beyond spousal relationships to include children, youth, and the elderly fundamentally change our understanding of safety within the American home?

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    In what ways does the book challenge or validate your prior perceptions about where and by whom domestic violence is most frequently perpetrated?

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    What theoretical or analytical explanations presented in the text do you find most compelling for explaining why domestic abuse occurs within families?

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