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Family Violence in the United Statestakes an ecological approach to examiningviolence andabuse within the context of families. Easy-to-read chapters are organized by exploring the Scope of the Problem, definitions of key terminology, predictors, and consequencesof different forms of maltreatment. Attention is paid to larger social systems that cancontribute toabuse, as well as community, relationship,"