Violence and culture : a cross-cultural and interdisciplinary approach
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| Language: | English |
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Belmont, CA :
Thomson/Wadsworth ,
c2006
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Cross-cultural approaches to violence: the problem of definition and research
- 2. Theoretical approaches to violence: biological, psychological and social
- 3. Violence in cross-cultural context: introduction and nonviolent societies
- 4. Violence in cross-cultural context: traditional and complex violent societies
- 5. Gender and intimate violence
- 6. Religious violence: introduction
- 7. Religious violence: case studies
- 8. Political violence: introduction
- 9. Political violence: case studies
- 10. Violence in American society: introduction
- 11. Violence in American society: case studies