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Understanding violence / Elizabeth Kandel Englander.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Englander, Elizabeth Kandel.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Violent crimes--United States.
- Violent crimes.
- Psychological aspects.
- United States.
- Violent crimes--United States--Psychological aspects.
- Criminal psychology--United States.
- Criminal psychology.
- Violence--United States.
- Violence.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 247 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- Third edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2007.
- Summary:
- In this third edition of Understanding Violence, author Elizabeth Kandel Englander draws on contemporary research and theory in varied fields to present a uniquely balanced, integrated, and readable summary of what we currently know about the causes and effects of violence, particularly its effect on children.
- Contents:
- The numbers : how common is violent behavior today?
- Social causes of violence
- Biological and psychological bases of violent behavior
- Developmental factors and social learning
- Media exposure and violence
- The biosocial model
- Substance abuse and violent behavior
- Youth violence
- Sexual assault
- Spouse homicide
- Child abuse and physical punishment
- Victims : the consequences of family violence
- Epilogue : preventing and controlling violence.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-227) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0805860908
- 0805860916
- 1410615146
- OCLC:
- 65341060
- Online:
- Publisher description
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