Books by Karen L. Kinnear

Provides a balanced survey of existing literature on women throughout the third world. Women in the Third World discusses topics such as the status of women;

This volume presents a balanced survey of children and violence in the United States-specifically those children who commit acts such as murder, rape, and assault. The physical, cultural, social, economic, and legal aspects of this pressing issue are explored in detail in Violent Children.

Single Parents offers an overview of this growing phenomenon, the problems faced by single-parent families, and their impact on society.

A thoroughly updated look at the world of gangs, charting their growth and development in the United States and worldwide, as well as the efforts to curb their expanding criminal enterprises.

This work is an important new edition of a classic study-one of the few exhaustive examinations of childhood sexual abuse available-with 40 percent new material. Even though it is as old as human history, child sexual abuse has generally remained a dark and well-hidden secret.

This book provides a much-needed survey of the discrimination and violence against women in developing countries, and identifies the literature and resources available about this topic.