Deciphering Violence
The Cognitive Structure of Right and Wrong
Published on 16. July 1998
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Hardback
201 pages
978-0-415-91798-8 (ISBN)
Description
First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-91798-8 (9780415917988)
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Karen A. Cerulo is Associate Profess of Sociology at Rutgers University. She is author of Identity Designs: The Sights and Sounds of a Nation (1996) and co-author of Second Thoughts: Seeing Conventional Wisdom Through the Sociological Eye (1997).
Content
CHAPTER ONE
New Thoughts on Violence
Violence, Sequencing, and Meaning
Implications of the Study
Outline of the Book
Conclusion
CHAPTER TWO
Deciphering Violence
Violence: The Identification Dilemma
Beyond Identity Qualifiers
Conclusion
CHAPTER THREE
The Cognitive Order of Right and Wrong
Sequencing Right and Wrong
Sequencing Ambiguous Violence
Beyond the News
Seeing Right, Wrong, and Undecided
Conclusion
CHAPTER FOUR
Institutionalizing Right, Wrong, and Undecided
By the Book: Lessons on Storytelling
Sequence Conventions in Broader Social Context
Conclusion
CHAPTER FIVE
Audience "Readings" of Violence
Tapping the Subject's Voice
Findings
Conclusion
CHAPTER SIX
Practical Applications and Scholarly Implications
Reviewing the Findings
Sequencing and the Fight Against Violence
Sequencing and Media Objectivity
Sequencing and the Scholarly Study of Meaning
Conclusion
New Thoughts on Violence
Violence, Sequencing, and Meaning
Implications of the Study
Outline of the Book
Conclusion
CHAPTER TWO
Deciphering Violence
Violence: The Identification Dilemma
Beyond Identity Qualifiers
Conclusion
CHAPTER THREE
The Cognitive Order of Right and Wrong
Sequencing Right and Wrong
Sequencing Ambiguous Violence
Beyond the News
Seeing Right, Wrong, and Undecided
Conclusion
CHAPTER FOUR
Institutionalizing Right, Wrong, and Undecided
By the Book: Lessons on Storytelling
Sequence Conventions in Broader Social Context
Conclusion
CHAPTER FIVE
Audience "Readings" of Violence
Tapping the Subject's Voice
Findings
Conclusion
CHAPTER SIX
Practical Applications and Scholarly Implications
Reviewing the Findings
Sequencing and the Fight Against Violence
Sequencing and Media Objectivity
Sequencing and the Scholarly Study of Meaning
Conclusion