Violence and the prevention of violence
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Violence and the prevention of violence
Praeger, 1995
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Under the aegis of the two grandes dames of international studies in psychology, 23 experts examine violence in all of its multivarious forms around the world. They find that it is present in practically every society, at every socioeconomic level, and in every age group. The first group of essays look at violence as a societal phenomenon—its motivational aspects as related to, for example, terrorism or machismo. The second group of essays discuss violence involving children—incest, trauma, delinquency, school violence, and the death penalty for youths. The last section looks at adult violence, particularly within the family. Marital violence, domestic violence, substance abuse, women and crime, and maltreatment of elders are all presented. The consensus of the study is that the eradication of violence is essential to a better world and is possible. Proof of its possibility is given in the concluding description of life in Ladakh, a peaceable society of Tibetans in northwestern India.
Table of Contents
- Forewords by Lenore E. A. Walker and Benjamin B. Wolman Preface by Leonore Loeb Adler and Florence L. Denmark Violence: A Societal Phenomenon Motivational Approach to Violent Behavior: Cross-Cultural Perspective by Sergei V. Tsytsarev and Charles V. Callahan Machismo Values and Violence in America: An Empirical Study by Robert S. Lee Assessment of Attitudes toward Terrorism by Harold Takooshian and William M. Verdi Violence Involving the Young Violent Youth: Reflections on Contemporary Child-Rearing Practices in America as an Antecedent Cause by June F. Chisholm Trauma in Children's Lives: Issues and Treatment by Jack L. Herman, Barbara A. Mowder, Linda Moy, and Linda Sadler Incest: The Most Personal Violence by Dan Meyer Violence in the Schools by Joseph O'Donoghue Juvenile Violence and the Death Penalty by Joan M. Reidy Merlo Violence in Adulthood Male Violence Against Women: A Global Health and Development Issue by Nancy Felipe Russo, Mary P. Koss, and Lisa Goodman Domestic Violence and Its Prevention by Herbert H. Krauss and Beatrice J. Krauss Gender-Stereotypes and the Problem of Marital Violence by Gwendolyn L. Gerber Women and Crime by Barbara Cowen Prevention of Family Violence for the Female Alcoholic by Jean Cirillo Elder Violence (Maltreatment) in Domestic Setting: Some Theory and Research by Margot B. Nadien Epilogue: Traditional Buddhist Ladakh
- A Society at Peace by Uwe P. Gielen Bibliography Index
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