The Causes and Consequences of Group Violence

Informationen zum Autor James Hawdon is professor of sociology and the director of the Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention at Virginia Tech.John Ryan is professor and chair of sociology at Virginia Tech.Marc Lucht is visiting assistant professor of philosophy and education coordinator at the Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention at Virginia Tech. Klappentext This book offers a transnational and transdisciplinary investigation of violence, ranging from bullying and hate crimes to revolutions, genocide, and terrorism. It offers empirical investigations of these specific types of violence as well as theoretical discussions of the underlying similarities and differences among these forms of violence. Zusammenfassung This book offers a transnational and transdisciplinary investigation of violence! ranging from bullying and hate crimes to revolutions! genocide! and terrorism. It offers empirical investigations of these specific types of violence as well as theoretical discussions of the underlying similarities and differences among these forms of violence. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Working toward Understanding Group Violence, James Hawdon and John Ryan Part 1: Perpetrators of Group ViolenceChapter 1: On the Forms and Nature of Group Violence, James Hawdon Chapter 2: Hate Groups: From Offline to Online Social Identifications, Atte Oksanen, Pekka Räsänen, and James HawdonChapter 3: Violence and Street Groups: Gangs, Groups, and Violence, David Kennedy Chapter 4: Intergroup Contact and Genocide, Wenona Rymond-Richmond Chapter 5: Group Violence against the State: The Hindsight Story of the Thirty-Year War in Sri Lanka, Tharindi Udalagama and Premakumara de Silva Chapter 6: (Non)Violence and Conflict: A Theoretical Assessment of Civil Resistance and the Syrian Conflict, Jeanne Chang and Alec Clott Chapter 7: Killing Before an Audience: Terrorism and Group Violence, Mark Juergensmeyer Part 2: Victims of Group ViolenceChapter 8: Gender, Weight, and Inequality Associated with School Bullying, Anthony Peguero and Lindsay Kahle Chapter 9: Victims of Hate Groups: American Youth s Exposure to Online Hate Speech, James Hawdon, Atte Oksanen, and Pekka RäsänenChapter 10: Selecting Targets: The Influence of Judgments, Mobility and Gender on Intragroup Violence among Tamil Refugees, Christian Matteis, Virginia Roach, Michelle Sutherland, and James Hawdon Part 3: Consequences of Group ViolenceChapter 11: Consequences of Group Violence involving Youth in Sri Lanka, Siri Hettige Chapter 12: Gender Dimensions of Group Violence, Donna Pankhurst Chapter 13: Communities: Examining Psychological, Sociological, and Cultural Consequences after Mass Violence Tragedies, Pekka Räsänen, Atte Oksanen and James Hawdon Part 4: Reflections on Group ViolenceChapter 14: Group Violence Revisited: Common Themes across Types of Group Violence, James Hawdon Chapter 15: Humanistic Reflections on Understanding Group Violence, Marc Lucht...

Klappentext

This book offers a transnational and transdisciplinary investigation of violence, ranging from bullying and hate crimes to revolutions, genocide, and terrorism. It offers empirical investigations of these specific types of violence as well as theoretical discussions of the underlying similarities and differences among these forms of violence.

Inhalt

Introduction: Working toward Understanding Group Violence, James Hawdon and John Ryan Part 1: Perpetrators of Group Violence Chapter 1: On the Forms and Nature of Group Violence, James Hawdon Chapter 2: Hate Groups: From Offline to Online Social Identifications, Atte Oksanen, Pekka Räsänen, and James Hawdon Chapter 3: Violence and Street Groups: Gangs, Groups, and Violence, David Kennedy Chapter 4: Intergroup Contact and Genocide, Wenona Rymond-Richmond Chapter 5: Group Violence against the State: The Hindsight Story of the Thirty-Year War in Sri Lanka, Tharindi Udalagama and Premakumara de Silva Chapter 6: (Non)Violence and Conflict: A Theoretical Assessment of Civil Resistance and the Syrian Conflict, Jeanne Chang and Alec Clott Chapter 7: Killing Before an Audience: Terrorism and Group Violence, Mark Juergensmeyer Part 2: Victims of Group Violence Chapter 8: Gender, Weight, and Inequality Associated with School Bullying, Anthony Peguero and Lindsay Kahle Chapter 9: Victims of Hate Groups: American Youth's Exposure to Online Hate Speech, James Hawdon, Atte Oksanen, and Pekka Räsänen Chapter 10: Selecting Targets: The Influence of Judgments, Mobility and Gender on Intragroup Violence among Tamil Refugees, Christian Matteis, Virginia Roach, Michelle Sutherland, and James Hawdon Part 3: Consequences of Group Violence Chapter 11: Consequences of Group Violence involving Youth in Sri Lanka, Siri Hettige Chapter 12: Gender Dimensions of Group Violence, Donna Pankhurst Chapter 13: Communities: Examining Psychological, Sociological, and Cultural Consequences after Mass Violence Tragedies, Pekka Räsänen, Atte Oksanen and James Hawdon Part 4: Reflections on Group Violence Chapter 14: Group Violence Revisited: Common Themes across Types of Group Violence, James Hawdon Chapter 15: Humanistic Reflections on Understanding Group Violence, Marc Lucht