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Author by : Stacia Beak Beatty
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 1992
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ISBN : IND:30000001725393
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Author by : Randall Clifford Nedegaard
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 1997-12-01
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ISBN : 1423569245
Over the past three decades, spouse abuse has increasingly been recognized as a problem. Treatment programs include social skills training as a major component based on the assumption that violent men have social skills deficits. However, little empirical evidence supports this assumption. McFall's (1982) Social Information Processing Model (SIP) provides a framework to examine skill deficits in the areas of perception, decision making, and behavioral enactment. Abusive men are generally able to endorse nonviolent behavioral responses. Despite this recognition, they continue to use violence when angry. The purpose of this study was to investigate this incongruity by examining the decision making patterns of angered and non-angered abusive men in a laboratory setting. Using Multi Attribute Utility Theory, a decision making model, the utility of abusive and nonabusive behaviors were compared among 32 mildly physically abusive men, 32 maritally distressed, nonabusive men, and 32 nondistressed, nonabusive men. All subjects were randomly assigned to an anger induction or neutral induction condition. As predicted, the utility for abusive behavior was greater for angry abusive men. A need to be in control appeared to significantly contribute to this difference. In addition, compared to all other groups the angry abusive subjects expected abusive and manipulative behaviors would be more likely to fix problems and would minimally impact their partner's self image. Healthy behaviors were expected to have lower utilities comparing the abusers to other groups and comparing the angered to the non angered abusers. However, for all subjects the utilities of healthy behaviors (e.g., compromise, rethink your position) were greatest....
Transforming The Workforce For Children Birth Through Age 8
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Author by : National Research Council
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2015-07-23
Publisher by : National Academies Press
ISBN : 9780309324885
Children are already learning at birth, and they develop and learn at a rapid pace in their early years. This provides a critical foundation for lifelong progress, and the adults who provide for the care and the education of young children bear a great responsibility for their health, development, and learning. Despite the fact that they share the same objective - to nurture young children and secure their future success - the various practitioners who contribute to the care and the education of children from birth through age 8 are not acknowledged as a workforce unified by the common knowledge and competencies needed to do their jobs well. Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8 explores the science of child development, particularly looking at implications for the professionals who work with children. This report examines the current capacities and practices of the workforce, the settings in which they work, the policies and infrastructure that set qualifications and provide professional learning, and the government agencies and other funders who support and oversee these systems. This book then makes recommendations to improve the quality of professional practice and the practice environment for care and education professionals. These detailed recommendations create a blueprint for action that builds on a unifying foundation of child development and early learning, shared knowledge and competencies for care and education professionals, and principles for effective professional learning. Young children thrive and learn best when they have secure, positive relationships with adults who are knowledgeable about how to support their development and learning and are responsive to their individual progress. Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8 offers guidance on system changes to improve the quality of professional practice, specific actions to improve professional learning systems and workforce development, and research to continue to build the knowledge base in ways that will directly advance and inform future actions. The recommendations of this book provide an opportunity to improve the quality of the care and the education that children receive, and ultimately improve outcomes for children....
Understanding Violence Against Women
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Author by : National Research Council
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 1996-06-07
Publisher by : National Academies Press
ISBN : 9780309175838
Violence against women is one factor in the growing wave of alarm about violence in American society. High-profile cases such as the O.J. Simpson trial call attention to the thousands of lesser-known but no less tragic situations in which women's lives are shattered by beatings or sexual assault. The search for solutions has highlighted not only what we know about violence against women but also what we do not know. How can we achieve the best understanding of this problem and its complex ramifications? What research efforts will yield the greatest benefit? What are the questions that must be answered? Understanding Violence Against Women presents a comprehensive overview of current knowledge and identifies four areas with the greatest potential return from a research investment by increasing the understanding of and responding to domestic violence and rape: What interventions are designed to do, whom they are reaching, and how to reach the many victims who do not seek help. Factors that put people at risk of violence and that precipitate violence, including characteristics of offenders. The scope of domestic violence and sexual assault in America and its conequences to individuals, families, and society, including costs. How to structure the study of violence against women to yield more useful knowledge. Despite the news coverage and talk shows, the real fundamental nature of violence against women remains unexplored and often misunderstood. Understanding Violence Against Women provides direction for increasing knowledge that can help ameliorate this national problem....
A Review Of The Literature On Sexual Assault Perpetrator Characteristics And Behaviors
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Author by : Sarah Michal Greathouse
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2015
Publisher by : Rand Corporation
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"Sexual assault continues to be a pervasive problem, both for society in general and within the military community. To assist the Air Force in its continued efforts to combat sexual assault within its ranks, we reviewed the existing empirical literature on the characteristics and behaviors of adult perpetrators who commit sexual assault against other adults. Our search was not limited to studies of military populations. While a vast majority of the existing literature has focused on sole male perpetrators who assault female victims, we identified some research on other types of perpetrators, including female sexual assault perpetrators, men who perpetrate assault against other men, and perpetrators who participate in group sexual assault. This body of research indicates that adult perpetrators are diverse in terms of their demographics, background characteristics, and motivations. Moreover, research indicates that sexual assault perpetration is likely influenced by a combination of factors, including an individual's developmental and family history; his or her personality, including attitudes/cognitions; and environmental factors, including peer attitudes and alcohol consumption. The complexity of factors that influence sexual assault perpetration and the multiple pathways that lead to an attack make it difficult to predict whether an individual is prone to commit sexual assault. While predicting sexual assault perpetration is problematic, we identified a number of factors related to perpetration that may be relevant for intervention efforts and offer recommendations for the Air Force"--Publisher's web site....
