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ERIC Number: EJ368317
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Children in Maritally Violent Families: A Look at Family Dynamics.
Gullette, Lyn Cobin
Youth and Society, v19 n2 p119-33 Dec 1987
Maritally violent families are examined. Two types of violent families are described. Type I families use violence to establish a hierarchy and maintain control over members. In type II families, violence is used to express anger or to react to stress. Both types may cause behavioral problems in the children. (VM)
Descriptors: Anger, Battered Women, Behavior Problems, Child Development, Family Environment, Family Structure, Family Violence, Marital Instability, Parent Child Relationship, Social Control, Social Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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Note: Special issue on the Effects of Spousal Conflict on Children.