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PEACE014 Child Abuse and Domestic Violence 5 ECTS
Organised by
MP in Peace, Mediation and Conflict Research
Person in charge
Åbo Akademi University

Learning outcomes

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.

Belongs to following study modules

School of Social Sciences and Humanities
A Analytic Conflict Research
2013–2014
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