Family Patterns and Primary Prevention of Family Violence

Author: Murray A. Straus, Christine Smith Publisher: Transaction Publishers Publication: Physical Violence in American Families: Risk Factors and Adaptations to Violence in 8,145 Families Document Date:                  1990 Category: Family Relations > Conflict Related Categories: Crime And Violence > Domestic Violence/Abuse Family Relations > Family Life Family Structure > Household Characteristics   This book chapter explores the ways family dynamics contribute to family violence, and it highlights some of the drawbacks of an approach to preventing family violence that focuses primarily on individual-level factors.  It also describes some characteristics of the family that are associated with violence and from which more effective options for primary prevention could be developed. Click to read this article... (PDF) Send us feedback on this article Bookmark this link