Causes and Consequences of Group Violence (eBook)

From Bullies to Terrorists

James Hawdon, Marc Lucht, JOHN RYAN (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2014
304 Seiten
Lexington Books (Verlag)
9780739188972 (ISBN)

Infos

This book offers a transnational and transdisciplinary investigation of violence, ranging from bullying and hate crimes to revolutions, genocide, and terrorism. It offers empirical investigations of these specific types of violence as well as theoretical discussions of the underlying similarities and differences among these forms of violence.

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The Causes and Consequences of Group Violence: From Bullies to Terrorists offers a transnational and transdisciplinary investigation of the causes and consequences of violence, ranging from bullying and hate crimes to revolutions, genocide, and acts of terrorism. Editors James Hawdon, John Ryan, and Mark Lucht bring together empirical investigations of these specific types of violence as well as theoretical discussions of the underlying similarities and differences among them. Focusing on both the perpetrators and targets of violence, The Causes and Consequences of Group Violencethis book is a valuable resource for sociologists, criminologists, political scientists, behavioral scientists, peace studies scholars, and psychologists.

Autor

James Hawdon is professor of sociology and the director of the Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention at Virginia Tech.John Ryan is professor and chair of sociology at Virginia Tech.Marc Lucht is visiting assistant professor of philosophy and education coordinator at the Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention at Virginia Tech.

Inhalt

James Hawdon and John Ryan James HawdonAtte Oksanen, Pekka Räsänen, and James Hawdon David Kennedy Wenona Rymond-Richmond Tharindi Udalagama and Premakumara de Silva Jeanne Chang and Alec Clott Mark Juergensmeyer Anthony Peguero and Lindsay Kahle James Hawdon, Atte Oksanen, and Pekka RäsänenChristian Matteis, Virginia Roach, Michelle Sutherland, and James Hawdon Siri Hettige Donna Pankhurst Pekka Räsänen, Atte Oksanen and James Hawdon James Hawdon Marc Lucht

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 6.8.2014
• Co-Autor: Jeanne Chang, Anthony A. Peguero, Pekka Rasanen, Virginia Roach, Wenona Rymond-Richmond, Premakumara de Silva, Michelle Sutherland, Tharindi Udalagama, Alec Clott, Siri Hettige, Mark Juergensmeyer, Lindsay Kahle, David Kennedy, Christian Matheis, Atte Oksanen, Donna Pankhurst
• Zusatzinfo: 18 Illustrations including: - 3 Black & White Illustrations; - 15 Tables.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Entwicklungspsychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sozialpsychologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: Bullying • Collective Violence • Cyberbullying • cybercrime • Education • Family Studies • Gangs • Human Development • Mass Violence • Political Sociology • Sri Lankan civil war • victims
• ISBN-13: 9780739188972 / 9780739188972