Child Abuse and Neglect : Biosocial Dimensions - Foundations of Human Behavior by Richard J Gelles

Aldine Transaction, 31 December, 1987. Paperback. Used: Very Good. VG hardcover, VG dj

Transaction Publishers , pp. 348 . Papeback. New.

Paperback / softback. New. Child Abuse and Neglect is the third volume sponsored by the Social Science Research Council. The goals of these volumes include the development of a biosocial perspective and its application to the interface between biological and social phenomena in order to advance the understanding of human behavior.Child Abuse and Neglect applies the biosocial perspective to child maltreatment and maladaptation in parent-child relations. The biosocial perspective is particularly appropriate for investigating parent behavior since the family is the universal social institution in which children are born and reared, in which cultural traditions and values are transmitted, and in which individuals fulfill their biological potential for reproduction, growth, and development. The volume examines biological substrates and social and environmental contexts as determinants of parent behavior. By identifying areas in which contemporary human parent behaviors conform with and depart from… Read More

Paperback / softback. New.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Aldine De Gruyter, 1987. Paperback. New. 334 pages. 8.50x5.75x0.75 inches.