| Violence and Society Contributor(s): Ray, Larry (Author) |
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ISBN: 147390790X ISBN-13: 9781473907904 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $146.52 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Criminology - Social Science | Violence In Society - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 303.6 |
| LCCN: 2018932231 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.9" W x 9.6" (1.65 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This highly respected title comes revised and updated in a second edition to provide you with a contemporary overview of violence and society. Clearly and lucidly written, this book offers broad coverage of theoretical debates, using case studies from the author's own extensive research to bring the various theories alive. With a sociological approach throughout, it provides up-to-date coverage of key topics including gender and violence, collective violence and media and violence. New to this edition:
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Contributor Bio(s): Ray, Larry: - I joined the University of Kent in 1998. Before that I was in the Department of Sociology at Lancaster University. In 1996, I was visiting scholar, Victoria University Wellington, New Zealand. At Kent I was Head of the Department of Sociology and then SSPSSR between 1999-2001, and Sub-Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences between 2009-11. I am currently Director of Research for SSPSSR. |
