Explores many aspects of child abuse and neglect including the history, different types of abuse, intervention, treatment, therapeutic options, and prevention. Last updated in 1999, the new edition reflects recent research on neglect, as well as child sexual abuse aided by the Internet. Suitable for undergraduate or graduate courses in social work, psychology, sociology, and counseling and education programs. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

The Maltreatment of Children from a Historical Perspective --Children as Property -- Child Labor -- Sexual Values, Attitudes, and Exploitation -- The Incest Taboo -- Recent History of Helping the Abused and Neglected Child -- Child Protection Today -- The Family: Roles, Responsibilities, and Rights -- The Definition and Function of the Family -- The Family as a System -- Minority Family Systems -- Family Problems and Dysfunction -- The Family and Child Maltreatment -- Maltreatment and the Developing Child -- Developmental Stages -- Developmental Differences -- The Neglect of Children -- The Neglect of the Concept of Neglect -- Definition and Measurement of Neglect -- Causes of Neglect -- Problems in Intervention -- Neglected Children -- Neglectful Parents -- The Physical Abuse of Children -- Causes of Physical Abuse -- Psychopathological Categories -- Interactional Categories -- Environmental-Sociological-Cultural Categories -- The Abused Child -- Abusive Parents -- Domestic Violence and Other Abuse Within the Family -- The Sexual Abuse of Children -- Two Groups' Approaches to Child Sexual Abuse -- Definition of Child Sexual Abuse -- Types of Sexual Abuse -- The Progression of Sexual Abuse -- Incidence of Sexual Abuse -- Profile of the Abused Child -- Degree of Trauma -- Profile of the Perpetrator -- Incest: Familial Abuse -- Incest as a Problem Today -- Who Is to Blame? -- Father-Daughter Incest -- Father-Son Incest -- Mother-Daughter Incest -- Mother-Son Incest -- Brother-Sister Incest -- Homosexual Sibling Incest.