Suzanne K Steinmetz: 2 books

Behind Closed Doors

Violence in the American Family

by Murray A. Straus, Richard J. Gelles, Suzanne K. Steinmetz
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017

The marriage license as a hitting license, child abuse, sibling war is the powerful message of "Behind Closed Doors". The book is grounded in the unprecedented national survey of the extent, patterns, and causes of violence in the American family. Based on a seven-year study of over 2,000...

Challenges of Aging on U.S. Families

Policy and Practice Implications

by Richard K Caputo, Gary W Peterson, Suzanne Steinmetz
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012

Examine the changing structure of the family as America’s population ages! As the United States’ economy evolves and manufacturing jobs disappear, the prospect of each generation experiencing a standard of living that exceeds that of their parents’ generation also disappears. Challenges...