The Meanings of Violence [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Stanko Elizabeth A
• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2002
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (269 p.)
• Disciplina: 303.6
• Soggetto topico: Culture conflict; Ethnic conflict; Social aspects; Social conflict; Violence
• Altri autori: StankoElizabeth Anne <1950->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Notes on contributors; Notes on research projects; Introduction: conceptualising the meanings of violence; Conceptualising the meanings of violence; Headlines from history: violence in the press, 1850-1914; 'Jump on top, get the job done': strategies employed by female prostitutes to reduce the risk of client violence; Violence against children: thresholds of acceptance for physical punishment in a normative study of parents, children and discipline; Violence, meaning and social identities ; 'Taking it to heart': girls and the meanings of violence'Hi, I'm Ramon and I run this place': challenging the normalisation of violence in children's homes from young people's perspectives; Understanding racist violence; The constitution of fear in gay space; Violence, meaning and social contexts; Defined by men's abuse: the 'spoiled identity' of domestic violence survivors; Bouncers and the social context of violence: masculinity, class and violence in the night-time economy; Violence in a changing political context: Northern Ireland and South Africa ; Violence, meaning and institutional contextsInstitutional violence: prison conflicts in context; Violence, fear and 'the everyday': negotiating spatial practice in the city of Belfast; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The media often makes sense of violence in terms of 'randomness' and 'evil'. But the reality, as the contributors to The Meanings of Violence demonstrate, is far more complex. Drawing on the diverse subject matter of the ESRC's Violence Research Programme - from interviews with killers to discussions with children in residential facilities - this volume locates the meaning of violence within social contexts, identities and social divisions. It aims to break open our way of speaking about violence and demonstrate the value in exploring the multiple, contradictory and complex meanings o
• Titolo autorizzato: The Meanings of Violence
• ISBN: 1-134-41822-1; 1-280-11594-7; 0-203-98647-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784681603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II