Web of Violence - A Study of Family Violence

Originally published in 1978, Jean Renvoize traces the web of violence along many different strands. She covers baby battering and child abuse, violent husbands and wives, 'granny bashing' and incest. She looks at the psychological roots and the social patterns; she also surveys the agencies that act to prevent family violence.

List of contents

Acknowledgments. Introduction. 1. Janet’s Story 2. Battered Wives 3. Children of Violence 4. The Law 5. Refuge 6. Granny Bashing 7. Baby Battering 8. Incest 9. The Search for Answers. Bibliography.

About the author

Jean Renvoize

Summary

Originally published in 1978, Jean Renvoize traces the web of violence along many different strands. She covers baby battering and child abuse, violent husbands and wives, ‘granny bashing’ and incest. She looks at the psychological roots and the social patterns; she also surveys the agencies that act to prevent family violence.

Product details

• Authors: Jean Renvoize, Renvoize Jean
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.08.2023
• EAN: 9781032532257
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3253225-7
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Family
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Sociology, Medicine, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Social Work, Child & developmental psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Child abuse, Medicine and Nursing