03556nam 2200553 a 450 991048080020332120170821160640.01-4833-2745-01-4522-4783-8(CKB)2550000001194195(EBL)1598435(MiAaPQ)EBC1598435(OCoLC)875379547(StDuBDS)EDZ0000159980(EXLCZ)99255000000119419520130912d1996 fy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierPreventing violence in America[electronic resource] /editors Robert L. Hampton, Pamela Jenkins, Thomas P. GullottaThousand Oaks, Calif. SAGEc19961 online resource (325 p.)Issues in children's and families' lives ;v. 4Description based upon print version of record.1-322-42329-6 0-7619-0041-1 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 - Of Dickens, Twain, and Violence; Chapter 2 - Understanding the Social Context of Violent Behavior in Families: Selected Perspectives; Chapter 3 - Threads That Link Community and Family Violence: Issues for Prevention; Chapter 4 - Violence in Communities of Color: Where We Were, Where We Are, and Where We Need to be; Chapter 5 - Primary Prevention and Resilience: Changing Paradigms and Changing Lives; Chapter 6 - The Value of Including a ""Higher Power"" in Efforts to Prevent Violence and Promote Optimal Outcomes During AdolescenceChapter 7 - Understanding the Media's Influence on the Development of Antisocial and Prosocial BehaviorChapter 8 - Violence Among Youth: Origins and a Framework for Prevention; Chapter 9 - Education and Training in Violence Prevention: A Public Health Model; Chapter 10 - A Public Health Approach to Violence Prevention: The Los Angeles Coalition; Chapter 11 - A Schoolwide Approach to Violence Prevention; Chapter 12 - An Ecological Model for Early Childhood Violence Prevention; Chapter 13 - Transforming the Culture: Creating Safety, Equality, and Justice for Women and Girls; Author IndexSubject IndexAbout the Editors; About the ContributorsWhat can be done to address the problem of violence in society? The contributors to this volume, both scholars and practitioners, examine this question by exploring the history of violence together with theoretical explanations. The book discusses such issues as: the disproportionate presence of violence within North American minority populations; the concept of psychological resiliency; how spirituality may serve as a protective factor; and the role of television in promoting violence. The contributors also address prevention and intervention strategies among gangs of young peoplIssues in children's and families' lives ;v. 4.ViolenceUnited StatesPreventionFamily violenceUnited StatesPreventionElectronic books.ViolencePrevention.Family violencePrevention.303.6Hampton Robert L1045997Jenkins Pamela1045998Gullotta Thomas P.1948-938856StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910480800203321Preventing violence in America2472638UNINA