Violence: A Micro-Sociological Theory
Collins gives a comprehensive explanation of violence and its dynamics, drawing upon video footage, cutting-edge forensics, and ethnography to examine violent situations up close as they actually happen--and his conclusions will surprise you. Violence comes neither easily nor automatically. Antagonists are by nature tense and fearful, and their confrontational anxieties put up a powerful emotional barrier against violence. Collins guides readers into the very real and disturbing worlds of human discord--from domestic abuse and schoolyard bullying to muggings, violent sports, and armed conflicts. He reveals how the fog of war pervades all viol…
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- ISBN: 978-0-691-14322-4
- EAN: 9780691143224
- Produktnummer: 4756206
- Verlag: Princeton Univ Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
- Seitenangabe: 563 S.
- Masse: H23.5 cm x B15.6 cm x D3.7 cm 815 g
- Gewicht: 815
Über den Autor
Randall Collins is the Dorothy Swaine Thomas Professor of Sociology and a member of the Department of Criminology at the University of Pennsylvania. His books include Interaction Ritual Chains (Princeton) and The Sociology of Philosophies: A Global Theory of Intellectual Change.
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