The study of family violence is surrounded by multiple controversies. Expertsin this field do not agree about what should be studied and condemned Isspanking vi... » 

The study of family violence is surrounded by multiple controversies. Expertsin this field do not agree about what should be studied and condemned Isspanking violence? Is womens violence toward men a major social problem? If itis how should it be measured? What specifically should be condemned as daterape? Experts also disagree about the causes of violence Individualpathology? The structure of gender or families? as well as about what shouldbe done to eliminate it Do child sexual abuse education programs or familypreservation programs work?.Now in its Second Edition Current Controversies on Family Violence containsthoughtfuloften heateddiscussions that highlight the most currentcontroversies research and policy directions in the family violence issue.This volume includes chapters by academic and public policy researcherstherapists lawyers victim advocates and educators. Some of the controversiesin the first edition have been deleted while new ones have been added. Chaptersin this Second Edition also are shorter and more accessible to readers who arenot already experts in family violence.This is an excellent and necessary resource for students and researchers ofinterpersonal violence sociology social work nursing gender studiesclinical psychology criminal justice and gerontology. «