According to the 2000 Census, there were over 34 million Americans who identified as African American. This group constitutes over 12 percent of the U.S. population (U.S. Bureau of the Census 2001). As a group, they are very diverse and differ greatly from each other in socioeconomic status, education level, racial identity, acculturation, family structure, […]
Domestic Violence
Analyzing Domestic Violence Incidents
Domestic violence continues to exist in American society in spite of legislative and community-level strategies aimed at eradicating this social problem. Likewise, prevention and intervention efforts by professionals in the fields of law enforcement, public health, and social work have been met with some success. One particular challenge to addressing issues related to domestic violence […]
Animal Abuse and Domestic Violence
Animal abuse or animal cruelty is a complex, multidimensional phenomenon, which only recently has come to the attention of researchers and the general public. Popular television shows such as Animal Cops and Animal Precinct have brought the problem of animal mistreatment to the general public. These shows document the work of animal welfare professionals and […]
Domestic Violence among Asian Americans
The term ‘‘Asian’’ is widely used for those individuals who have ethnic ties to Asia, which includes the Far East, Southeast Asia, and the Indian subcontinent. This would consist of countries such as China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, India, Pakistan, and the Philippines. ‘‘Pacific Islands’’ refers to Hawaii, Guam, and Samoa, and other islands […]
Attachment Theory and Domestic Violence
Over the past thirty years since the 1970s, the treatment of choice for perpetrators of domestic violence has not evolved much. Most programs consist of either cognitive-behavioral therapy (e.g., Dutton 1998; Sonkin 2003), feminist-based reeducation (Pense and Paymar 1993), or a combination of the two. Other models, such as those of family systems and psychodynamics […]