Peace psychology : a comprehensive introduction / Herbert H. Blumberg, A. Paul Hare, Anna Costin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blumberg, Herbert H., author.

Hare, A. Paul (Alexander Paul), 1923- author.

Costin, Anna, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Peace.

Peace--Psychological aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 379 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A comprehensive introduction to the rapidly growing research area of peace psychology. Both a topic in its own right and studied within courses on peace studies, conflict studies and subsidiaries of psychology, international relations and politics, peace psychology is a practically and theoretically important area. This textbook covers the whole research literature focusing on research since the end of the cold war but also incorporating aspects of earlier literature which retain contemporary relevance. The content includes an introductory chapter outlining the growth of the field and continues to cover interdisciplinary practice (international relations, education, feminist studies and ethics), primary psychological topics (development, social psychology, psychodynamics and cognition), core topics from peace studies (conflict resolution, crisis management, non-violence, peacemaking and peacebuilding, specific locations such as the middle East and sustainable development) and terrorism (threats and victims). This is a unique textbook that will appeal to students and practitioners alike.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; The scope, structure and content of this book; Contents; Search strategy; Part I Introduction; 1 Trends in peace psychology; Research growth; Peace psychology taxonomy; Christie, Wagner and Winter's 2 X 2 classification; Some general considerations; Conflict resolution; Panoply of contributions; An interdisciplinary cautionary note; Cognition and government; Violence, nonviolence and problem-solving; Behavioural science contributions; Additional studies; Summary and conclusion; Part II Interdisciplinary practice

2 Government policy and international relationsEthnopolitical conflict; Social psychology and personality; 'Core' topics; Power and motives; Additional research; Deterrence and arms control; Arms control; Democracy, alliances and aftermath of the Cold War; Alliances; American-Soviet relationships, the Cold War and its aftermath; International organizations; Summary and conclusion; 3 Education; Pre-secondary level; Secondary school level and undifferentiated; Post-secondary and general; Summary and conclusion; Websites and indexes of peace education curricula; 4 The feminist approach

Understanding the feminist approach to peace psychologyPsychological theories applied to the feminist perspective of conflict and peace; Testing women's attitudes to peace and war; Women and violence; Effects of conflict on women; Girl soldiers; Additional studies; Summary and conclusion; 5 Philosophy, ethics and religion; Quasi-philosophical considerations; Ethics; Theology; Summary and conclusion; Part III Primary psychological topics; 6 Developmental issues: children and adolescents; Young people's attitudes and understandings of war and conflict; Attitudes to nuclear war

Children and adolescents as peacemakersChild soldiers; The impact of violent conflict on psychological development; General; Buried trauma and secondary traumatization; Refugee children; The Balkans; The Middle East; Northern Ireland; Rwanda; South Africa; South America; United States; Additional studies; Summary and conclusion; 7 Theory and practice related to primary psychological topics: attitudes, psychodynamics, cognition and images, and aggression; Attitudes; General; Personality traits; Nuclear war; War with conventional weapons; Genocide; Psychodynamics

Causes of conflict - are we capable of peaceful behaviour?Intergenerational transmission of trauma; Nuclear annihilation; Ameliorating violence; Additional studies; Cognition and images: war effects, cooperation and the future; Perception; Cognitive complexity; Prospect theory; Additional studies; Aggression; What is aggression, in terms of political violence?; Defending the role and extent of aggression in conflict; Aggression and conflict; Human needs theory; Additional studies; Summary and conclusion; 8 Language and communication; International relations and government

Governmental and other intergroup communication

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 246-344) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-16243-2

1-281-04032-0

9786611040321

0-511-81268-X

0-511-33467-2

0-511-33401-X

0-511-33333-1

0-511-56722-7

0-511-33525-3

OCLC:

761647083