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Understanding terrorism : psychosocial roots, consequences, and interventions / edited by Fathali M. Moghaddam and Anthony J. Marsella.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Terrorism--Psychological aspects.
- Terrorism.
- Terrorists--Psychology.
- Terrorists.
- Social conflict--Psychological aspects.
- Social conflict.
- Victims of terrorism--Psychology.
- Victims of terrorism.
- Psychic trauma.
- Terrorism--Prevention.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 343 pages ; 26 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Terrorism : psychosocial roots, consequences, and interventions
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2004]
- Summary:
- "Understanding Terrorism" brings the many resources of psychological science and practice to bear on the problem of terrorism by providing empirically based theory and interventions for understanding, intervening, and preventing this challenge to international security.
- Contents:
- I. Foundations and Context 9
- Chapter 1. Reflections on International Terrorism: Issues, Concepts, and Directions / Anthony J. Marsella 11
- Chapter 2. Dishonest Crimes, Dishonest Language: An Argument About Terrorism / Brien Hallett 49
- Chapter 3. Peace and War in the Middle East: A Psychopolitical and Sociocultural Perspective / Naji Abi-Hashem 69
- Chapter 4. The Social Construction of Terrorism / Rom Harre 91
- Chapter 5. Cultural Preconditions for Potential Terrorist Groups: Terrorism and Societal Change / Fathali M. Moghaddam 103
- II. Psychosocial Context 119
- Chapter 6. The Role of Selective Moral Disengagement in Terrorism and Counterterrorism / Albert Bandura 121
- Chapter 7. Understanding and Responding to Group Violence: Genocide, Mass Killing, and Terrorism / Ervin Staub 151
- Chapter 8. Terrorism and the Quest for Identity / Donald M. Taylor, Winnifred Louis 169
- Chapter 9. Malevolent Minds: The Teleology of Terrorism / Thomas F. Ditzler 187
- Chapter 10. Terrorism From a Peace Psychology Perspective / Richard V. Wagner, Katherine R. Long 207
- III. Consequences of Terrorism 221
- Chapter 11. The Psychosocial Aftermath of Terrorism / Yael Danieli, Brian Engdahl, William E. Schlenger 223
- Chapter 12. Terrorism and the Mental Health and Well-Being of Refugees and Displaced People / Michael G. Wessells 247
- Chapter 13. Psychology's Response to Terrorism / Ronald F. Levant, Laura Barbanel, Patrick H. DeLeon 265.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-314) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1591470323
- OCLC:
- 52216125
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