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Interpersonal violent behaviors : social and cultural aspects / R. Barry Ruback, Neil Alan Weiner, editors.

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Interpersonal violent behaviors : social and cultural aspects / R. Barry Ruback, Neil Alan Weiner, editors.
Publication
New York : Springer Pub. Co., [1995], ©1995.

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  • Ruback, R. Barry, 1950-
  • Weiner, Neil Alan.
Description
vii 190 pages; 26 cm
Summary
  • This expanded book version of a special issue of the journal Violence and Victims analyzes the social and cultural factors that influence violent behaviors. The editors and contributors discuss the latest findings and gaps in current research and theory in order to gain valid theoretical bases to investigate and control violent behaviors.
  • Topics include cross-cultural studies of interpersonal violence, gender variations in violence across societies, a cross-national analysis of violence by and against women, and regional differences in homicide rates in the United States. Researchers, academics, and other professionals in sociology, criminology, and psychology, as well as students in these fields will find this book a welcome addition to their collection.
Subject
  • Crime
  • Cross-Cultural Comparison
  • Research
  • Violence > Cross-cultural studies
  • Violence > Research
  • Violence
  • Violent crimes
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
  • 1. Introduction / R. Barry Ruback and Neil Alan Weiner -- 2. Methodological Issues in Cross-Cultural Large-Survey Research on Violence / Rosemary Gartner -- 3. Issues in Cross-Cultural Studies of Interpersonal Violence / Carol R. Ember and Melvin Ember -- 4. Violent Criminal Behavior over the Life Course: A Review of the Longitudinal and Comparative Research / John H. Laub and Janet L. Lauritsen -- 5. Violence and Gender: Differences and Similarities Across Societies / Dane Archer and Patricia McDaniel -- 6. Violence by and Against Women: A Comparative and Cross-National Analysis / Candace Kruttschnitt -- 7. An Evolutionary Psychological Perspective on Male Sexual Proprietariness and Violence Against Wives / Margo Wilson and Martin Daly -- 8. Homicide and U.S. Regional Culture / Richard E. Nisbett, Gregory Polly and Sylvia Lang -- 9. A Social Interactionist Approach to Violence: Cross-Cultural Applications / Richard B. Felson and James T. Tedeschi.
  • 10. Inquiry Through a Comparative Lens: Unraveling the Social and Cultural Aspects of Interpersonal Violent Behaviors / Neil Alan Weiner and R. Barry Ruback.
ISBN
082618510X
LCCN
94023169
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries