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Bio

(1946-2020) Scholar, author. Richard Gelles was born in Newton, Massachusetts, and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Full Name

Richard James Gelles

Locations

Monroe

Author's Timeline


1946

BIRTH

Richard James Gelles was born in Newton, Massachusetts, on July 7, 1946.

1971

OTHER

Mr. Gelles received a master's in sociology from the University of Rochester in 1971.

1974

LITWORK

The Violent Home: A Study Of Physical Aggression Between Husbands And Wives
SAGE Publications, Inc.
0803903812 ISBN-13: 978-0803903814
Nonfiction.

1980

LITWORK

Behind Closed Doors: Violence in the American Family
Doubleday
0385142595 ISBN-13: 978-0385142595
Nonfiction written with Murray A. Straus and Suzanne Steinmetz.

1988

LITWORK

Intimate Violence
Simon & Schuster
0671617524 ISBN-13: 978-0671617523
Nonfiction written with Murray A. Straus.

1994

LITWORK

Contemporary Families: A Sociological View
SAGE Publications, Inc.
0803958218 ISBN-13: 978-0803958210
Nonfiction.

1996

LITWORK

The Book Of David: How Preserving Families Can Cost Children's Lives
Basic Books
0465053955 ISBN-13: 978-0465053957
Nonfiction.

2004

LITWORK

Current Controversies on Family Violence (2nd Edition)
SAGE Publications, Inc.
0761921052 ISBN-13: 978-0761921059
Nonfiction written with Donileen R. Loseke and Mary M. Cavanaugh.

2011

LITWORK

The Third Lie: Why Government Programs Don't Work?and a Blueprint for Change
Routledge
161132050X ISBN-13: 978-1611320503
Nonfiction.

2017

LITWORK

Out of Harm's Way: Creating an Effective Child Welfare System
Oxford University Press
0190618019 ISBN-13: 978-0190618018
Nonfiction.

2020

DEATH

Richard Gelles died at his home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on June 26, 2020.

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