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Peer reviewedBelsky, Jay – American Psychologist, 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
