Violence & society
By: Larry Ray
Publisher: SAGE
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London; Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9781847870353; 9781847870360
Subjects: Social aspects; Gewalt; Violence; Soziologie; Psychological aspects
Other titles: Violence and society
Description: In this compelling work, Larry Ray offers a wide-ranging and integrated account of the many manifestations of violence in society. He examines violent behaviour and its meanings in contemporary culture and throughout history.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What is violence?; title: Origins of violence; title: Violence, bodies, and civilization; title: Spaces of violence; title: Masculinities and violence; title: Violence and the private sphere; title: Explaining homicide; title: The politics of "hate crime"; title: Modernity and the Holocaust; title: Conclusion.