Psychological Problems, Social Issues, and the Law - Softcover

Levine, Murray; Wallach, Leah; Levine, David M.

 
9780205474547: Psychological Problems, Social Issues, and the Law

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This introductory text uses a historical and systems perspective to examine the interaction between the social science community and the law. 

 

Each chapter contains an historical or a philosophical introduction to a problem, followed by discussion of the major legal issues and reviews of a wide range of research, including the experimental literature.  In addition to covering many topics typically covered in psychology and law texts, Levine takes a social problem emphasis, dealing with such issues as abortion, intimate partner violence, divorce and custody, child protection, and more.

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The much-anticipated Second Edition of Psychological Problems, Social Issues, and Law offers updated research, legal cases, and new examples.

 

The text uses historical and systems perspectives to examine the interaction between the social science community and the law.

 

Each chapter contains a historical or a philosophical introduction to a problem, followed by discussion of the major legal issues and reviews of a wide range of research, including experimental literature. In addition to addressing many topics typically covered in psychology and law texts, Levine emphasizes social problems, dealing with issues such as abortion, intimate partner violence, divorce and custody, child protection, and more.

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