Understanding Violence by Elizabeth Kande Englander

Understanding Violence by Elizabeth Kande Englander

What impels human beings to harm others--family members or strangers? And how can these impulses and actions be prevented or controlled? Heightened public awareness of and concern about what is widely perceived as a recent explosion of violence, on a spectrum from domestic abuse to street crime to terrorism has motivated behavioral and social scientists to cast new light on old questions. Many hypotheses have been offered. In this book Elizabeth Kandel Englander sorts, structures, and evaluates them. She draws on contemporary research and theory in varied fields--clinical and social psychology, sociology, criminology, psychiatry, social work, neuropsychology, behavioral genetics, and education--to present a uniquely balanced, integrated, and readable summary of what we currently know about the causes and effects of violence. Throughout, she emphasizes the necessity of distinguishing among different types of violent behavior and of realizing that nature and nurture interact in human development. There are no simple answers and many well-accepted "facts" must be challenged. This thoroughly revised and expanded second edition of Understanding Violence will be welcomed by all those concerned with violent offenders and their victims, and by their students and trainees. New chapters discuss: *biological and psychological factors in violence; *developmental and social learning factors in violence; and *youth violence, including gang conflicts and school shootings. New coverage includes recent research on: *children's use of violent video games and their relationship to violent or aggressive behavior--alcohol use and violence, and the role of alcohol and drugs in violent crime; *the types and causes of sexual assault; *spousal homicide, child abuse, and physical punishment; and *social and cultural factors in violence. Updated statistics on frequencies and types of violent crimes are also incorporated.

“What makes ordinary people become violent? Elizabeth Englander presents an enormous body of theory and research data in a well organized, smoothly fl owing, and folksy style that makes for surprisingly easy and enjoyable readingHer third edition is a major contribution to the fi eld, pulling together disparate theories while presenting current data on such timely topics as youth violence and school shootings.”

—Karen Franklin, Ph.D. Forensic Psychologist

“Elizabeth Englander has assembled and integrated a remarkable array of stateof-the-art research and theory on what is perhaps the most important problem facing the world today. Understanding Violence is an important sourcebook for theorists, researchers, activists, and practitioners.”

—Christopher Kilmartin, Ph.D University of Mary Washington

“Professor Englander has produced an outstanding overview of the factors implicated in a broad range of violent acts from child abuse to gang warfare, from school shootings to spousal homicide. The new edition will appeal not only to college students but to intelligent lay people as well; it brings us up to date in an insightful and accessible review of an incredibly important topic.”

—Jack Levin, Ph.D. The Brudnick Professor of Sociology & Criminology at Northeastern University

Elizabeth Kandel Englander is a professor of psychology and the founder and director of the Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center (MARC) at Bridgewater State University. MARC delivers antiviolence and antibullying programs, resources, and research for the state of Massachusetts and nationwide. Dr. Englander is a nationally recognized researcher and expert in the area of bullying and cyberbullying; childhood causes of violence, aggression, and abuse; and child development. She has a particular interest in technological aggression and how it interacts with peer abusiveness in general. MARC is the only center in public higher education that provides no- or low-cost cutting-edge programs and research for hundreds of schools every year. Dr. Englander trains and supervises graduate and undergraduate students and collaborates with multiple agencies around Massachusetts and across the nation.

Dr. Englander writes for both academic audiences and the public. She was the special editor for the Cyberbullying issue of the Journal of Social Sciences, and has written nearly a hundred articles in academic journals and books. She is the author of Understanding Violence, a standard academic text in the field of child development, biological psychology, and violent criminal behavior, which was released in 2007 in its third edition. She has also written a variety of curricula and educational handouts for communities, all of which are offered to K-12 schools at no charge. Reflecting her interest in educating laypeople as well, Dr. Englander has answered questions in a column for the New York Times (online edition), and she writes the column Bullying Bulletin Board, which is syndicated by Gatehouse Media in hundreds of newspapers nationwide. She has appeared on National Public Radio, Public Broadcasting Service, CBS News, and other media outlets, and has been cited by the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Boston Globe, and many other magazines and newspapers.

Additional resources for Bullying and Cyberbullying can be found at Dr. Englander's website, http: //www.elizabethenglander.com.

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ISBN 13	9780805836301
ISBN 10	0805836306
Titel	Understanding Violence
Autor	Elizabeth Kande Englander
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Taylor & Francis Inc
Erscheinungsjahr	2002-09-01
Seitenanzahl	232
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