Course Detail
Units:
3.0
Course Components:
Lecture
Enrollment Information
Requirement Designation:
Upper Division Communication/Writing
Description
Multidisciplinary study of family violence and abuse including abuse and neglect of children, spouses, and the elderly; psychological, verbal, and sexual abuse, and courtship violence. Different theoretical perspectives for understanding violence in the family; current policy, treatment, and prevention efforts; controversies in studying family violence.