Rosemarie Skaine, "Abuse: An Encyclopedia of Causes, Consequences, and Treatments"
English | ISBN: 1610695143 | 2015 | 353 pages | PDF | 3 MB
English | ISBN: 1610695143 | 2015 | 353 pages | PDF | 3 MB
This timely volume shows how abuse impacts every segment of society―and how society is seeking effective ways to respond.
• Offers an introductory essay that places the subject in context and provides a framework within which to study and understand abuse
• Features entries from leading scholars who provide a contemporary approach to the issues
• Covers a wide range of types of abuse, individuals and organizations affected by abuse, and people working to reduce and eliminate abuse
• Includes summaries of laws that apply to various forms of abuse
• Provides a "topic finder" to assist readers in locating information relative to particular types of abuse