NCJ Number
15281
Editor(s)
M LYSTAD
Date Published
1974
Length
102 pages
Annotation
AN ANNOTATED AND CROSS-REFERENCED LISTING OF 190 SCIENTIFIC BOOKS AND ARTICLES PUBLISHED SINCE THE MID 1960'S, DEALING WITH THE NATURE AND CAUSES OF VIOLENCE IN THE FAMILY.
Abstract
A REVIEW OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH SHOWS CLEARLY THAT VIOLENCE IN THE FAMILY IS COMMON IN ALL SOCIETIES, INCLUDING OUR OWN. HOMICIDE, THE MOST EXTREME FORM OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE, OCCURS IN OUR CULTURE MORE OFTEN AMONG FAMILY MEMBERS THAN IT DOES AMONG PERSONS WHO ARE UNRELATED BY FAMILY TIES. THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY FIRST REVIEWS STUDIES RAISING THEORETICAL ISSUES RELATED TO VIOLENCE IN THE FAMILY. THIS IS FOLLOWED BY STUDIES DEALING WITH THE INCIDENCE OF FAMILY VIOLENCE AND STUDIES OF VIOLENCE AMONG PARTICULAR FAMILY MEMBERS - HUSBAND AND WIFE, PARENT AND CHILD, SIBLINGS. NEXT COMES STUDIES CONCERNED WITH VIOLENCE AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE, VIOLENCE AND SOCIALIZATION, AND VIOLENCE AND SOCIAL PATHOLOGY. FINALLY, THOSE STUDIES ADDRESSING THE NEED FOR AND EFFECTIVENESS OF SOCIAL SERVICES TO DISCORDANT FAMILIES ARE REVIEWED. THE VARIETIES OF PROFESSIONAL HELP EXPLORED RANGE FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD POLICEMAN TO THE EMERGENCY-WARD PHYSICIAN.