Violence and the Prevention of Violence

by Florence L. Denmark and Leonore Loeb Adler

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275948730
• ISBN13: 9780275948733
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.4"