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Record Nr.

UNINA9910162916103321

Titolo

Understanding angry groups : multidisciplinary perspectives on their motivations and effects on society / / Susan C. Cloninger and Steven A. Leibo, editors ; with the assistance of Mohammad Amjad

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Barbara, California : , : Praeger an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, , [2017]

�2017

ISBN

979-82-16-15913-1

1-4408-3351-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 434 pages)

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

306.2

Soggetti

Intergroup relations

Anger - Political aspects

Political participation - Psychological aspects

Social action - Psychological aspects

Political sociology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Sec. I. From the Social Sciences and the Humanities -- Sec. II. From a Historical to Geopolitical Context.

Sommario/riassunto

This book demonstrates how people across our nation are involved in, affected by, or harmed by angry groups; covers historical and modern perspectives on angry groups; ands offers suggestions for predicting and influencing the expression of angry group behavior. It provides an understanding of such conflicts and their origins and dynamics that may offer insights to successful resolution, and identifies strategies that can reduce the suffering that comes from such conflicts.