Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Family

This book presents a wide range of issues pertaining to conflict and violence in close, personal relationships. It crosses disciplinary and national boundaries by presenting the work of scholars in psychology, family studies, anthropology, women's studies, sociology and legal philosophy who come from Denmark, France, Germany, Britain, Greece, Poland, Spain and The Netherlands to provide a range of geographical, cultural and historical backgrounds.In association with the International Society for the Study of Personal Relationships.

List of tables

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List of contributors

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1 Conflict and violence in the family: Cross-disciplinary issues

1

(16)

Renate C.A. Klein

Part I Dyadic dilemmata

17

(62)

2 Parent-child conflict, coercive family interaction, and physical child abuse

17

(24)

M. Angeles Cerezo

3 Making sense of family conflict: Influences on account making

41

(17)

Rosaleen Croghan

Dorothy Miell

4 Budding happiness: The relational dynamics of the abuse of girls and young women by their boyfriends

58

(21)

Renee Romkens

Sylvia Mastenbroek

Part II Extended family

79

(50)

5 Family conflict in France through the eyes of teenagers

79

(31)

Didier Le Gall

6 The discourse of philotimo and conflict resolution in an urban Greek family: A psychosocial approach

110

(19)

Vana Theodossopoulou-Papalois

Mara Theodossopoulou

Part III Cultures and communities

129

(66)

7 Gender stereotypes and beliefs about family violence in Poland

129

(24)

Anna Kwiatkowska

8 Explanations for wife beating in Greenland

153

(23)

Bo Wagner Sorensen

9 Violence without end? Some reflections on achievements, contradictions, and perspectives of the feminist movement in Germany

176

(19)

Carol Hagemann-White

Part IV Commentaries

195

(36)

10 Family violence: Leonardo, roots, rose-colored glasses, and other observations

195

(9)

Frank D. Fincham

11 Social responsibility and the production of knowledge about interpersonal violence

204

(8)

Rebekah Bradley

Keith Davis

12 Complexities of family violence and the need for belongingness

212

(8)

Ileana Arias

13 The status of family violence research in Europe

220

(11)

K. Daniel O'Leary

Name Index

231

(5)

Subject Index

236

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