domestic violence

On cover: The causes and consequences of abuse in the American family.

This book discusses domestic violence, which may include physical, sexual, financial, or emotional abuse by various members of a family; describes the causes of abusive behaviors; and explains safety plans and healing for victims of abuse.

Discusses domestic abuse, its warning signs, and healthy ways of dealing with it.

Informative book teaches readers how to appraise a violent family situation and get help.

Discusses many forms of family abuse, including child abuse, sexual abuse, and domestic violence.

Examines crimes that are committed around homes, in relationships, or by children, and looks at what is being done to prevent them.

Examines issues related to child abuse, battered wives, and other family violence concerns and what can be done about them.

Discusses facts about woman and child abuse and describes what victims of abuse are doing to stop it.

In 1945, Gordy's grandmother takes him and his family into her North Carolina home after his abusive father is arrested, and he just begins to respond to his grandmother's loving discipline when his father returns.