Both conceptual and practical, this is the only text to examine the relationship between family abuse and deviant behavior using an approach that integrates theory, research findings, and programmatic efforts.

Family Abuse: Consequences, Theories, and Responses is unique in that it places family abuse within a theoretical context covering sociological, psychological, and biological theories. Topic coverage is comprehensive and includes an assessment of the quality of current treatment and prevention efforts, and also proposes various solutions to family abuse.