Understanding child abuse and neglect /
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| Corporate author / creator: | National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Research on Child Abuse and Neglect |
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| Imprint: | Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1993. |
| Description: | xiii, 393 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1551054 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction. The Importance of Child Maltreatment Research. Research on Child Maltreatment is Currently Undervalued and Undeveloped. Dimensions of Child Abuse and Neglect. The Complexity of Child Maltreatment. Charge to the Panel. The Importance of a Child-Oriented Framework. An Ecological Developmental Perspective. Previous Reports. Report Overview
- 2. Identification and Definitions. Review of Definitions. Principles Underlying Research Definitions. Specific Definitional Issues. Identification of Child Maltreatment
- 3. Scope of the Problem. Current Estimates. Methodological Issues
- 4. Etiology of Child Maltreatment. Overview of Etiological Models. Individual Ontogenic Factors. Family Microsystem. The Exosystem. The Macrosystem. Summary of Etiological Factors
- 5. Prevention. Overview. The Family Microsystem. The Exosystem. The Macrosystem
- 6. Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect. Childhood. Adolescence. Adulthood. Issues of Stigma, Bias, and Discrimination. Interaction of Risk and Protective Factors
- 7. Interventions and Treatment. Treatment Efforts at the Individual Level. Microsystem Approaches: Family-Oriented Interventions. Community Exosystem Interventions. Social/Macrosystem Interventions
- 8. Human Resources, Instrumentation, and Research Infrastructure. The Research Community. Training Issues. Instrumentation Issues. Information Services. Federal Funding for Research on Child Maltreatment. State Roles in Research on Child Maltreatment. Private Foundations
- 9. Ethical and Legal Issues in Child Maltreatment Research. Framework of Analysis. Issues in Research on Human Subjects. Ethical Issues in Child Maltreatment Research. Research on Children and Families. Research on Socially Sensitive Topics
- 10. Priorities for Child Maltreatment Research. The Nature and Scope of Child Maltreatment. Understanding the Origins and Consequences of Child Maltreatment. Improving Treatment and Preventive Interventions. A Science Policy for Research on Child Maltreatment. App. A: Panel Activities
- App. B: Supplementary Views
- App. C: Biographical Sketches.
