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Family violence from a global perspective : a strengths-based approach / Editors, Sylvia M. Asay, University of Nebraska, Kearney ; John DeFrain, University of Nebraska, Lincoln ; Marcee Metzger, Voices of Hope ; Bob Moyer, Family Violence Council.

By: Material type: TextTextDescription: xxviii, 298 pages ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9781412999335 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.82/92 23
LOC classification:
  • HV6626 .A83 2014
Contents:
Introduction -- Africa -- Family violence from a global perspective : strengths-based research and case -- Studies : the case of South Africa / Busisiwe Nkosi and Priscilla S. Daniels -- Domestic violence in Botswana : factors which help women overcome the abuse / Lois R. Mberengwa, Tapologo Maundeni, and Kgomotso K. More -- Domestic violence in Kenya : strengths-based research / Jane Rose Njue, Dorothy Rombo, Laura S. Smark, Anne N. Lutomia and Lucy Wandiri Mbirianjau -- Asia -- Domestic violence in a Chinese cultural context : who gets the blame? / Yan Xia, Cixin Wang, Shuhong Luo, Haiping Wang, and Xiaoyun Zhang -- Family violence from an Indian perspective / Lina Kashyap and Trupti Panchal -- Marital violence in South Korea / Grace H. Chung and Sun Wha Ok -- Europe -- Domestic violence against women in Greece / Theodora Kaldi-Koulikidou and Styliani Plevraki -- Family violence in Moldova / Sylvia M. Asay, Valentina Bodrug-Lungu and Mihaela Robila -- Violence in the modern Russian family / Vladimir I. Zubkov -- Latin America -- Intrafamilial violence and social vulnerability : a glimpse of the reality in Brazil / Luisa Fernanda Habigzang, Jean Von Hohendorff and Silvia H. Koller -- Family violence in Mexico / Rosario Esteinou -- The middle east -- Contextualizing oppression and family violence in Israel : Israeli and Palestinian experiences / Maha N. Younes -- North america -- Family violence in Canada / Nancy Nason-Clark, Barbara Fisher-Townsend, Steve McMullin, and Catherine Holtmann -- Family violence in the U.S. : a community and a country respond / Marcee Metzger and Bob Moyer -- Oceania -- Good things come to those who wait : striving to address domestic and family -- Violence in Australia / Leanne Schubert, Penny Crofts, and Kerri Bird -- Family violence in Aotearoa, New Zealand / E. Catherine Dickey -- Epilogue -- About the contributors -- Index.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Africa -- Family violence from a global perspective : strengths-based research and case -- Studies : the case of South Africa / Busisiwe Nkosi and Priscilla S. Daniels -- Domestic violence in Botswana : factors which help women overcome the abuse / Lois R. Mberengwa, Tapologo Maundeni, and Kgomotso K. More -- Domestic violence in Kenya : strengths-based research / Jane Rose Njue, Dorothy Rombo, Laura S. Smark, Anne N. Lutomia and Lucy Wandiri Mbirianjau -- Asia -- Domestic violence in a Chinese cultural context : who gets the blame? / Yan Xia, Cixin Wang, Shuhong Luo, Haiping Wang, and Xiaoyun Zhang -- Family violence from an Indian perspective / Lina Kashyap and Trupti Panchal -- Marital violence in South Korea / Grace H. Chung and Sun Wha Ok -- Europe -- Domestic violence against women in Greece / Theodora Kaldi-Koulikidou and Styliani Plevraki -- Family violence in Moldova / Sylvia M. Asay, Valentina Bodrug-Lungu and Mihaela Robila -- Violence in the modern Russian family / Vladimir I. Zubkov -- Latin America -- Intrafamilial violence and social vulnerability : a glimpse of the reality in Brazil / Luisa Fernanda Habigzang, Jean Von Hohendorff and Silvia H. Koller -- Family violence in Mexico / Rosario Esteinou -- The middle east -- Contextualizing oppression and family violence in Israel : Israeli and Palestinian experiences / Maha N. Younes -- North america -- Family violence in Canada / Nancy Nason-Clark, Barbara Fisher-Townsend, Steve McMullin, and Catherine Holtmann -- Family violence in the U.S. : a community and a country respond / Marcee Metzger and Bob Moyer -- Oceania -- Good things come to those who wait : striving to address domestic and family -- Violence in Australia / Leanne Schubert, Penny Crofts, and Kerri Bird -- Family violence in Aotearoa, New Zealand / E. Catherine Dickey -- Epilogue -- About the contributors -- Index.

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