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100 1 a| Thornton, William E.,d| 1946-=| ^A523495;

245 10 a| Why violence? :b| leading questions regarding the conceptualization and reality of violence in society /c| William E. Thornton, Lydia Voigt, Dee Wood Harper.;

300 a| xvi, 387 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 26 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

520 a| "This book and its companion reader (Violence: Do We Know It When We See It?) explore the many manifest ways in which violence is understood in contemporary society, treating questions that have not conventionally been associated with violence such as why are acts of social injustice, environmental degradation, and gross abuse of power not considered acts of violence per se. In addressing the leading questions about violence, the book introduces readers to the complexities related with its definition and measurement, its varying expressions in society, its trends of occurrence, its origins and patterns over time and across cultures, and its solutions and control. Along the way the book presents the state-of-the-art thinking and associated research base as well as a critical analysis of the interplay between popular views and the "disconnect" between the public's understanding of violence including official responses to violence and scientific evidence."--Publisher's website.;

505 0 a| What Is the Meaning of Violence? -- The Measurement of Violence -- Interpersonal Violence -- Institutional Violence -- Collective and Group Violence -- State Violence -- Who Are the Victims of Violence? -- Individual Predictors of Violence and Dangerousness: Biological, Psychological/Psychiatric, and Integrated Life-Course Theories -- Social Predictors of Violence and Dangerousness: Sociological and Humanistic/Critical Theories -- Is Peace Possible?.;

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650 0 a| Victims of violent crimes.=| ^A868557;

650 0 a| Violence.=| ^A2938;

700 1 a| Voigt, Lydia.=| ^A148966;

700 1 a| Harper, Dee Wood.=| ^A1138524;

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Why violence? : leading questions regarding the conceptualization and reality of violence in society / William E. Thornton, Lydia Voigt, Dee Wood Harper.

Author/creator	Thornton, William E., 1946-
Other author	Voigt, Lydia.
Other author	Harper, Dee Wood.
Format	Book
Publication Info	Durham, N.C. : Carolina Academic Press, ©2013.
Description	xvi, 387 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Subjects	Violent crimes. Victims of violent crimes. Violence.

Contents	What Is the Meaning of Violence? -- The Measurement of Violence -- Interpersonal Violence -- Institutional Violence -- Collective and Group Violence -- State Violence -- Who Are the Victims of Violence? -- Individual Predictors of Violence and Dangerousness: Biological, Psychological/Psychiatric, and Integrated Life-Course Theories -- Social Predictors of Violence and Dangerousness: Sociological and Humanistic/Critical Theories -- Is Peace Possible?.
Abstract	"This book and its companion reader (Violence: Do We Know It When We See It?) explore the many manifest ways in which violence is understood in contemporary society, treating questions that have not conventionally been associated with violence such as why are acts of social injustice, environmental degradation, and gross abuse of power not considered acts of violence per se. In addressing the leading questions about violence, the book introduces readers to the complexities related with its definition and measurement, its varying expressions in society, its trends of occurrence, its origins and patterns over time and across cultures, and its solutions and control. Along the way the book presents the state-of-the-art thinking and associated research base as well as a critical analysis of the interplay between popular views and the "disconnect" between the public's understanding of violence including official responses to violence and scientific evidence."--Publisher's website.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2012021818
ISBN	9781594608674 (alk. paper)
ISBN	1594608679 (alk. paper)

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