Child abuse and the social environment. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: George E. Fryer, Jr.
• Authors: Fryer, George E
• Contents: 1. Introduction -- The Role of Environmental Forces -- The Application of the Ecological Method -- 2. Child Protection in the U.S.: A System in Crisis -- 3. Rival Theories and Previous Research -- Psychodynamic vs. Sociological Theory -- Adolescent Pregnancy and Illegitimate Birth -- Divorce and Marital Discord -- The Single-Parent Family -- Economic Status -- Education -- 4. Findings -- The Population at Risk -- Sparsely Populated Counties -- Characteristics of Abusive and Neglectful Families -- County Group Comparisons -- Environmental Variable Correlation with Child Maltreatment Rules -- Multiple Regression of Rates of Reported Child Maltreatment on Environmental Variables -- Discrimination of Risk -- 5. Discussion of Study Results -- Family Structure and the Ability to Provide -- The Influence of Adolescent Pregnancy -- Forms of Child Maltreatment -- Child Protection Laws, Interstate Variance -- 6. Recommendations -- Refocusing Service: A Comprehensive Stress Model -- Large-Scale Ecological Study -- Exploring Relations Among Rival Etiological Theories -- Increasing the Suitability of Public Data Sets for Comparative Analyses -- 7. Conclusion.
• Publisher Details: New York, NY : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 1993
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 362.7/6/0973; Abused children -- United States; People with social disabilities -- United States; Parent and child -- United States; Single parents -- United States -- Psychology; Poverty -- Psychological aspects; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780429040047; 0429040040; 9780429710674; 0429710674; 9780429730689; 0429730683; 9780429690662; 0429690665
• Related ISBNs: 9780367010188
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 25, 2019).
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