Violence, Inequality, and Human Freedom

By (author) Peter Iadicola, Anson Shupe

Publication date:

26 October 2012

Length of book:

540 pages

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

ISBN-13: 9781442209497

Violence, Inequality, and Human Freedom is a sociological introduction to the study of violence that looks at violence on three different levels—structural, institutional, and interpersonal. The third edition is updated throughout, including a new chapter on educational violence and revised sections on economic and international violence.

Preface

Chapter One: The Domain of Violence

Chapter Two: The Cultural Roots of Violence

Chapter Three: Interpersonal Violence: Murder and Rape

Chapter Four: Family Violence

Chapter Five: Educational Violence

Chapter Six: Religious Violence

Chapter Seven: Economic Violence
Chapter Eight: State Violence
Chapter Nine: Structural Violence
Chapter Ten: Conclusion: Violence, Inequality, and Human Freedom

About the Authors

Iadicola and Shupe provide a holistic discussion of violence incorporating a theoretically well-grounded interdisciplinary approach. The authors recognize and illuminate the interplay between interactional, institutional and structural levels, moving beyond the traditional scope of violence to include the often overlooked aspects such as empire harm, corporate harm that have been constructed as legitimate but nonetheless are forms of violence. The relationship between violence, inequality and power remains a constant theme throughout the book, highlighting the importance of them in the production of violence and victimization.