Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Interpersonal violent behaviors Interpersonal violent behaviors Neil Alan Weiner,R. Barry Ruback "This expanded book version of a special issue of the journal Violence and Victims analyzes the social and cultural factors that influence violent behaviors. The editors and contributors discuss the … OL20542537W
Behind closed doors Behind closed doors Murray A. Straus Interviews and research describing the physical domestic violence to children and spouses in American families. OL3960127W
No more secrets No more secrets Nina J. Weinstein Sixteen-year-old Mandy remembers being raped at the age of eight by an acquaintance of her mother's and feels her guilt and anger damaging her attitude toward boys and destroying her relationship wit… OL4453340W
Violence on television Violence on television Barrie Gunter "This book presents the findings of the largest British study of violence on TV ever undertaken. The research was funded by the broadcasting industry and was designed to provide an up-to-date snapsho… OL556901W
Our faith in evil Our faith in evil Gregory E. Desilet "The text examines violence in film, analyzing psychological and social effects, the dramatic structure of melodrama and its context in reality"--Provided by publisher. OL5837316W
Sacred Fury Sacred Fury Charles Selengut History, marred with the actions of fundamentalist and extremist groups, continues to highlight religion as a cause for violent action. But how 'religious' is this violence? And what drives the faith… OL8023301W