The Causes and Consequences of Group Violence
From Bullies to Terrorists
Contributions by Jeanne Chang, Alec Clott, Premakumara de Silva, Siri Hettige, Mark Juergensmeyer, David Kennedy, Lindsay Kahle, Christian Matheis, Atte Oksanen, Donna Pankhurst, Anthony A. Peguero, Virginia Roach, Wenona Rymond-Richmond, Pekka Räsänen, Michelle Sutherland, Tharindi Udalagama Edited by James Hawdon, John Ryan, Marc Lucht
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Publication date:
06 August 2014Length of book:
304 pagesPublisher
Lexington BooksISBN-13: 9780739188972
The Causes and Consequences of Group Violence: From Bullies to Terrorists offers a transnational and transdisciplinary investigation of the causes and consequences of violence, ranging from bullying and hate crimes to revolutions, genocide, and acts of terrorism. Editors James Hawdon, John Ryan, and Mark Lucht bring together empirical investigations of these specific types of violence as well as theoretical discussions of the underlying similarities and differences among them. Focusing on both the perpetrators and targets of violence, The Causes and Consequences of Group Violencethis book is a valuable resource for sociologists, criminologists, political scientists, behavioral scientists, peace studies scholars, and psychologists.
Group and collective violence is ubiquitous over time and space and its incidence is seemingly increasing, yet it is a tremendously understudied phenomenon. The Causes and Consequences of Group Violence is a welcome and much-needed addition to this area of study. This book examines victims and offenders of collective violence and considers the full range of such behaviors, including genocide, terrorism, civil resistance, hate crimes, vigilantism, bullying, and school shootings. It will be valuable for faculty and students in the fields of collective behavior, social movements, criminology, and political sociology.