Violence Against Children by Lusa Fernanda Habigzang, Alex S... - 9783031917851

Violence Against ChildrenContributions of the Bioecological Theory of Human Development to Research and Intervention\nAuthor(s): Lusa Fernanda Habigzang, Alex Sandro Gomes Pessoa, Silvia Renata Lordello\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Springer International Publishing AG, Switzerland\nImprint: Springer International Publishing AG\nISBN-13: 9783031917851, 978-3031917851\nSynopsis\nThis book shows how the Bioecological Theory of Human Development (BTHD) can be applied to the study of violence against children. Originally developed by Urie Bronfenbrenner to understand human development in general, BTHD offers a powerful framework to carry out a systemic analysis of the multiple levels of risk and protective factors associated with violence against children and provides the tools to develop interventions that go beyond the focus on the individual, addressing wider contextual factors.\n\nThe chapters of this book present various typologies of violence that can manifest in family, school, co.