This collection is a study of family violence, based on papers from the 4th International Family Violence Research Conference. The contributors call for a collaborative approach to the study of family violence and examine theory, methodology, assessment, interventions and ethical concerns related to both child and wife abuse. The issues that ......
Contemporary Parenting examines and redefine s parenting roles today by addressing such central issues as divorce and remarriage, gender roles, employment and child care, gay and lesbian parenting, and family policies and pol icy needs. '
Analyzing the Relational World of People Who Were Raised Communally
In Conversation as Method four feminist scho lars engage in a stimulating exchange on how growing up comm unally affects relationships later on in life. This book is aimed at academics and researchers in developmental psycholo gy and family studies. '
Sibling Abuse, now in its second edition, br ings a neglected area into focus, with personal accounts of adult survivors, insight into why sibling abuse occurs, sugg estions for prevention and implications for treatment. '
An exploration of an affair and it's consequences, it offers an understanding of why people become involved in extramarital affairs, and ways to lessen the marital damage an affair can cause. It also offers advice for those who find divorce the only answer open to them.
Augustine of Hippo (b. A.D. 354) is considered the single most influential theologian in the history of the Church in the West. Among his many contributions, Augustine developed a sexual ethic that became decisive for all later teachings in the Christian West on issues of marriage, reproduction, and sexuality. Some of the most significant and ......
After an overview of family, adoption and tw in studies of genetic and environmental influences, Bergeman examines such topics as longevity and health research, cogn itive functioning, personality and psychopathology, and soci al support. '
Why do people age differently? Gerontological research has indicated that there are large individual differences in personality, cognitive functioning, physical health, psychological well-being and quality of life in old age. This book explores this variability. Following an overview of family, adoption and twin studies of genetic and environmental influences on ageing, the author examines such topics as: longevity and health research; cognitive functioning, personality and psychopathology; and social support, life events and family environment measures. The book concludes with a summary of finding from gerontological behavioural genetics.
Scholars of psychology present two innovative methods for measuring objectively the complex psychological inference in which observation, memory, knowledge, and reasoning are combined to yield insights into the subjective experience of others. They juxtapose new theory and research to show why peop
