Child Maltreatment

Robin D. Perrin is currently Professor of Sociology at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. His research interests and publications are in the areas of interpersonal violence, deviance theory, the social construction of social problems, and the sociology of religion. He is the coauthor of three books: Social Deviance: Being, Behaving, and Branding (with D. Ward & T. Carter, 1991), Child Maltreatment: An Introduction (with C. Miller-Perrin, Sage, 1999; 2007), and Family Violence Across the Lifespan (with O. Barnett & C. Miller-Perrin, Sage, 1997, 2005; 2011). He is the author or coauthor of numerous articles on a variety of topics related to religion, deviance, and interpersonal violence. He is the recipient of the 2004 Howard A. White Award for Teaching Excellence. He received his doctorate in sociology from Washington State University in 1989. Following his doctoral studies he was Assistant Professor of Sociology at Seattle Pacific University in Seattle, Washington.

• AbbreviationsPrefaceAcknowledgments1. History and Definitions of Child Maltreatment2. The Study of Child Maltreatment: Theoretical and Methodological Issues3. Child Physical Abuse4. Child Sexual Abuse5. Child Neglect6. Child Psychological Maltreatment7. Additional Forms of Child Maltreatment8. Key Issues in Responding to Child Maltreatment9. Controversial Issues in the Study of Child Maltreatment10. What You Can Do to HelpAppendix: Resources for Individuals and Organizations Addressing Child MaltreatmentGlossaryReferencesIndexAbout the Authors