Understanding Violence

Book Overview

Teens are likely familiar with headlines about mass shootings and other hate crimes flashing across their smartphones. This may cause them to search for answers about what drives people to commit such brutal acts of violence. With sensitive, explanatory text, this title explores some of the biological and psychological factors that can drive hate crimes and other aggressive actions. These causes can include intimacy, bias, genetics, and some psychological conditions that can be successfully treated if properly understood.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1684169429
• ISBN13: 9781684169429
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: Scientific American Educational Publishing
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12