The student will learn about child abuse and domestic violence from a cross-cultural perspective, including the types and rates of such behaviors.
Contents
The course will include a consideration of the contributors to child abuse and domestic violence, the effects on the victims, and prevention and treatment strategies.
Modes of study
Option
1
Available for:
Degree Programme Students
Other Students
Open University Students
Doctoral Students
Exchange Students
Participation in course work
In
English
Attending lectures and passing an exam.
Evaluation
Numeric 1-5.
Study materials
a) Journal articles selected by the lecturer.
b) Miller, A. (1985). Thou shalt not be aware. London: Guernsey Press
c) Gosselin, D. K. (2010). Heavy hands: An introduction to the crimes of family violence (4th ed.). Boston: Prentice Hall.