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Family Violence

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    Berry, D. B. (1995). The domestic violence sourcebook: Everything you need to know [Sourcebook]. Los Angeles, CA: Lowell House.

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    Brice-Baker, J. R. (1994). Domestic violence in African-American and African-Caribbean families. Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless, 3 (1), 23-38.

   Burgess, R. L., & Draper, P. (1989). The explanation of family violence: The role of biological, behavioral, and cultural selection. In L. Ohlin & M. Tonry (Eds.), Family Violence (pp. 59-116). Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

    Buzawa, E. S., & Austin, T. (1993). Determining police response to domestic violence victims: The role of victim preference. American Behavioral Scientist, 17 (3), 149-155.

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    Davis, L. G. (1990). Trends in themes of African American family research 1939-1989: A synopsis. Western Journal of Black Studies, 14 (4), 191-195.

    Dyston, J. L. (1990). The effect of family violence on children's academic performance and behavior. Journal of the National Medical Association, 82 (1), 17-22.

    Fagan, P. F. (1996). Disintegration of the family is the real root cause of violent crime. USA Today, 124, 36-38.

    Fine, M., Schwebel, A. I., & James-Myers, L. (1987). Family stability in Black families: Values underlying three different perspectives. Journal of Comparative Families Studies, 18, 1-23.

    Gelles, R. J. (1994, Spring). Introduction. Journal of Comparative Family Studies, Special Issue, 25 (1), 1-6.

    Gelles, R. J. (1993). Family violence. In R. L. Hampton (Ed.), Family violence, prevention, and treatment (pp. 1-24). Newbury, CA: Sage Publications.

    Gelles, R. J., & Loseke, D. R. (1993). Current controversies on family violence. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.

    Gelles, R. J., & Conte, J. R. (1990, November). Domestic violence and sexual abuse of children: A review of research in the eighties. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 52, 1045-1058.

    Gelles, R. J., & Straus, M. H. (1988). How violent are American families? In R. J. Gelles & M. H. Straus (Eds.), Intimate violence (pp. 98-115). New York: Simon and Schuster.

    Greven, P. (1991). Spare the child: The religious roots of punishment and the psychological impact of physical abuse. New York: Alfred Knopf.

    Hampton, R. L. (1986). Family violence and homicides in the Black community: Are they linked? In U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Report of the Secretary's Task Force on Black and Minority Health (pp. 69-97). Washington, DC: Government Printing Office.

    Hampton, R. L., Gelles, R. J., & Harrop, J. W. (1989, November). Is violence in Black families increasing? A comparison of 1975 and 1985 national survey rates. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 51 (4), 969-980.

    Hampton, R. L. (Ed.). (1991). Black family violence: Current research and theory. Lexington, MA: Lexington Books.

    Hampton, R. L., Jenkins, P., & Gullotta, T. P. (Eds.). (1996). Preventing violence in America. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

    Hampton, R. L. (Ed.). (1987). Violence in the Black family: Correlates and consequences. Lexington, MA: Lexington Books.

    Hawkins, D. F. (1987). Devalued lives and racial stereotypes: Ideological barriers to the prevention of family violence among Blacks. In R. L. Hampton (Ed.), Violence in the Black family: Correlates and consequences (pp. 189-205). Lexington, MA: Lexington Books.

    Jaffe, P., Wolfe, D., Wilson, S. K., & Zak, L. (1986). Family violence and child adjustment: A comparative analysis of girls' and boys' behavioral symptoms. American Journal of Psychiatry, 143, 74-76.   

    Karenga, R. (1986). Social ethics and the Black family. The Black Scholar, 17 (5), 41-54.

    Levinson, D. (1989). Family violence in cross-cultural perspective. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.

    Lockhart, L., & White, B. W. (1989). Understanding marital violence in the Black community. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 4 (4), 421-436.

    Lockhart, L. (1991). Spousal violence: A cross-racial perspective. In R. L. Hampton (Ed.), Black family violence: Current research and theory (pp. 85-101). Lexington, MA: Lexington Books.

    Lockhart, L. (1987, August). A reexamination of the effects of race and social class on the incidence of martial violence: A search for reliable differences. Journal of Marriage and Family, 49 (3), 603-610.

    Lockhart, L., & White, B. W. (1989, December). Understanding marital violence in the Black community. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 4 (4), 421-436.

    Mason, J. O. (1993). The dimensions of an epidemic of violence. Public Health Reports, 108, 1-3.

    McClain, P. D. (1983). Black females and lethal violence: Has time changed the circumstances under which they kill? Omega, 13 (1), 3-25.

    Mindel, C. H., Habenstein, R. W., & Wright, R., Jr. (1988). Ethnic families in America: Patterns and variations (Third Edition). New York: Elsevier Science Publishing Company.

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    Raphael, J. (1996). Domestic violence and welfare receipt: Toward a new feminist theory of welfare dependency. Harvard Women's Law Journal, 19, 201-227.

    Richie, B. E. (1988). Understanding family violence within U.S. refugee communities: A training manual. Washington, DC: Refugee Women in Development.

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    Sampson, R. J. (1987). Urban Black violence: The effect of male joblessness and family disruption. American Journal of Sociology, 93, 348-382.

    Straus, M. H., & Gelles, R. J. (1986). Societal change and change in family violence form 1975 to 1985 as revealed in two national surveys. Journal of Marriage and Family, 48, 465-479.

    Straus, M. H., & Gelles, R. J. (1990). Physical violence in American families: Risk factors and adaptions to violence in 8,145 families. New Brunswick, NJ.

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    Taylor, R. J., Chatters, L. M., & Lewis, E. (1990, November). Developments in research on Black families: A decade review. Journal of Marriage and Family, 52 (4), 993-1014.

    Taylor, R. J. (1993). A profile of familial relations among three-generation Black families. Family Relations, 42 (3), 332-341.

    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services & U.S. Department of Justice (Sponsors). (1986, October 27-29, 1985). Proceedings of the Surgeon General's Workshop on Violence and Public Health. Surgeon General's Workshop on Violence and Public Health. Washington, DC: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), U.S. Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

    Walker, C., Zangrillo, P., & Smith, J. (1991). Parental drug abuse and African American children in foster care [Issues and Study Findings]. Washington, DC: National Black Child Development Institute (57 pp.).

    Wallace, H. (1995). Family violence: Legal, medical, and social perspectives. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

    Williams, O. J. (1994). Partner abuse and fatherhood: Some considerations. Consortium Connection, 3 (3). University of Minnesota Children, Youth, and Family Consortium .

    Williams, O. J. (1990). The interaction of social learning and attribution on spouse abuse. Health and Social Policy, 1 (2), 91-107.

    Williams, O. J. (1993). Developing an African American perspective to reduce spouse abuse: Considerations for community action. The Caucus: The Journal of the National Association of Social Workers, 1 (2), 1-7.