Understanding and Preventing Violence
The Psychology of Human Destructiveness
1st Edition
Published on 22. June 2000
248 pages
978-1-4398-3260-8 (ISBN)
Description
More violence has been perpetrated in the 20th century than in the two previous centuries combined. Understanding and Preventing Violence: Unmasking the Mentality of Human Destructiveness elucidates the mentality of destructive behavior with the hopes that in the future, the trend may be reversed through enlightenment. But in order to choose to be
Reviews / Votes
"...author takes a hard look at an alarming trend and provides a focused perspective of a new wave of violence, from the individual to the global level...traces the influence of sexuality and the anxiety of death on human mentality and suggests ways to reverse the increase in destructive behavior...delves into the reasons and motivations prompting destructive behavior in order to promote a constructive reaction to senseless violent acts."--Crime & Justice International
"Understanding and Preventing Violence provides a wake-up call that challenges conventional views... Whitaker, no doubt, has performed an invaluable service with this book, calling our attention to the absurdities and deceptions that can hinder formulating reasonable and meaningful approaches to comprehend the interactive nature of violence causation."
-Calvin E. Woodland, Ed.D., PsyD Ethical Human Sciences and Services
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Forensic Psychologists, Clinical Psychologists, Sociologists, Criminal Defense Attorneys, Criminologists
Illustrations
6 s/w Tabellen
6 tables
ISBN-13
978-1-4398-3260-8 (9781439832608)
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Content
Dilemmas for the 21st Century. Social Inducements to Paralethal and Lethal Violence. Inhibiting Fatal Group and Institutional Aggression. The Central Intelligence Agency and Lethal Violence. Lethal Violence by Entire Governments. Transcendence: Constructive Versus Destructive Mentalities
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