Book Review: Child Abuse and Culture: Working with Diverse Families by Lisa Aronson Fontes

Reviewed by Leslie Davidson, M.A., and John de Miranda, Ed.M.
The Prevention Researcher,
Volume 14, Number 5, 2007, Pages 20-21

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Abstract:

The reviewers of Child Abuse and Culture, Leslie Davidson and John de Miranda, found it to provide "a comprehensive presention of complex cultural issues with abundant examples drawn from [the author's] experience as a psychologist, educator, and researcher." Building on their own experiences as therapists, the reviewers provide a comprehensive evaluation of this book, which they found to "deal with difficult and complicated subjects" in an "easy to read and understand" manner.

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Adolescent Violence & Victimization

The Prevention Researcher,
Volume 14, Supplement, 2007

Adolescent violence and victimization has been the topic of many recent issues of The Prevention Researcher. The goal of this Resource Issue is to explore how violence is interrelated, and how we might prevent violence by examining its precursors and by empowering the people who are affected by it. Throughout, we focus primarily on violence and aggression within relationships.

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