1st Edition

Web of Violence A Study of Family Violence

By Jean Renvoize Copyright 1978
254 Pages
by Routledge

254 Pages
by Routledge

254 Pages
by Routledge

Some of the most frightening and harmful violence in modern society takes place inside the family. Wives, children, grandparents, all of them can be subject to attacks that range from mild ‘roughing up’ to assaults that leave the victim physically or psychologically crippled. What causes this violence? What sort of people are the attackers and the victims? What can we do to diminish it and to... Read more

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.

Biography

Jean Renvoize