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Barnett, Family Violence Across the Lifespan, Third Edition, is now bundled with CQ Researcher: Issues for Debate in Family Violence for just $5 more than the price of the standalone text! Barnett, Family Violence Across the Lifespan, Third Edition Streamlined and updated throughout with state-of-the-art information, this Third Edition of the authors′ bestselling book gives readers an accessible introduction to the methodology, etiology, prevalence, treatment, and prevention of family violence. Research from experts in the fields of psychology, sociology, criminology, and social welfare informs the book′s broad coverage of current viewpoints and debates within the field. Organized chronologically, chapters cover child physical, sexual, and emotional abuse; abused and abusive adolescents; courtship violence and date rape; spouse abuse, battered women, and batterers; and elder abuse. CQ Researcher: Issues for Debate in Family Violence This book covers timely issues such as women′s rights, domestic violence, sex offenders, prostitution, and cyber bullying. Each article is engaging and reader-friendly, and the chapter-opening human interest stories will spark the interest of students. Issues for Debate in Family Violence is an ideal supplementary textbook for upper-division undergraduate and graduate courses on family and child violence. Please contact your Sales Representative for more information!