Child Maltreatment: An Ecological Integration.

Belsky, Jay

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Publication Date: 1980-Apr

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Child Maltreatment: An Ecological Integration.

Belsky, Jay

American Psychologist, v35 n4 p320-35 Apr 1980

Draws from works by Bronfenbrenner, Tinbergen, and Burgess to conceptualize child maltreatment as a social-psychological phenomenon that is multiply determined by individual, family, community, and cultural forces. (Author/GC)

Descriptors: Child Abuse, Cultural Influences, Family Environment, Individual Characteristics, Literature Reviews, Parent Background, Psychological Characteristics, Social Influences, Theories

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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