Why Violence?

Leading Questions Regarding the Conceptualization and Reality of Violence in Society

by William E. Thornton, Lydia Voigt, Dee Wood Harper

Forthcoming August 2012 • ISBN: 978-1-59460-867-4

2012 Electronic Teaching Materials forthcoming

Tags: Violence and Crime

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Why Violence? is designed to be used with Violence: Do We Know It When We See It?: A Reader. These two volumes explore the many ways in which violence is understood and manifest in contemporary society. These books offer a critical analysis of the interplay between popular perceptions and myths with official trends and scientific data; and ultimately they address the puzzling question of why there is a “disconnect” between the public’s understanding of violence in society and scientific evidence.

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Supplementary Materials

Violence: Do We Know It When We See It?: A Reader Edited by: Dee Wood Harper, Lydia Voigt, William E. Thornton 2012, 504 pp, paper, ISBN: 978-1-59460-881-0 $50.00

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