Child Maltreatment: An Introduction » (2nd Edition)

Robin Perrin received his doctorate in sociology from Washington State University in 1989. Following his doctoral studies he was an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Seattle Pacific University in Seattle, Washington. Currently he is Professor of Sociology at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. Perrin's research interests and publications are in the areas of family violence, deviance theory, the social construction of social problems, and the sociology of religion. He is the coauthor of three books; Social Deviance: Being, Behaving, and Branding (with David Ward and Tim Carter, Allyn and Bacon, 1991), Child Maltreatment: An Introduction (with Cindy Miller-Perrin, Sage, 1999), and Family Violence Across the Lifespan (with Ola Barnett and Cindy Miller-Perrin, Sage, 1997, 2005). He is also the author or coauthor of numerous articles on a variety of topics including the Satanism scare, the growth of conservative churches, the relationship between religious commitment and honesty, and religion as deviant behavior. Perrin teaches Introduction to Sociology, Introductory Statistics, Deviant Behavior and Social Control, and Sociology of Religion and is the recipient of the 2004 Howard A. White Award for Teaching Excellence.

This is a comprehensive text, providing an introduction to current knowledge about various types of violence against children. The author deals with sexual, physical, and emotional child abuse, neglect and the effects of witnessing abuse. The focus is on abuse perpetrated by family members and non-family intimates (the most frequent perpetrators), as well as abuse by strangers. An Instructor's Manual is available to adopters, who request the manual on their departments' or organizations' letterhead.

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A text for undergraduate students and beginning graduate students, providing a comprehensive introduction to the etiology, prevalence, treatment, and prevention of child maltreatment. Focus is on abuse perpetrated by family members and nonfamily intimates, who are the most frequent perpetrators, with additional material on abuse by strangers. Incorporates coverage on aspects such as sexual and emotional abuse, physical abuse, and neglect, with high-profile case studies, interviews with experts in the field, and chapter summaries. Legal and cross-cultural perspectives round out material. Paper edition (unseen) $37.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)

History and Definitions of Child Maltreatment
The Study of Child Maltreatment
Theoretical and Methodological Issues
Physical Child Abuse
Child Sexual Abuse
Child Neglect and Psychological Maltreatment
Other Forms of Child Maltreatment
Looking toward the Future