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Societal Change and Change in Family Violence from 1975 to 1985 as Revealed by Two National Surveys.
Peer reviewedStraus, Murray A.; Gelles, Richard J. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1986
Compares the rate of physical abuse of children and spouses from a 1975 study with rates from a 1985 replication. The 1985 rates were substantially lower than in 1975. Possible reasons for the lower rates are examined and evaluated. (Author/ABB)
Descriptors: Battered Women, Child Abuse, Children, Family Violence
Download full textStraus, Murray A.; Gelles, Richard J. – 1987
This study compared the rate of physical abuse of children from a 1975 study with the rates from a 1985 replication study. Both studies used nationally representative samples (2,143 families in 1975 and 3,520 families in 1985), and both found an extremely high incidence of physical assaults against children which were severe enough to constitute…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Comparative Analysis, Family Violence, National Surveys
