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035 _a(DE-B1597)9781400831753
035 _a(DE-B1597)453579
035 _a(OCoLC)979745247
040 _aDE-B1597
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050 4 _aHM1121
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072 7 _aSOC002010
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082 0 4 _a303.60973
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084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aCollins, Randall
_eautore
245 1 0 _aViolence :
_bA Micro-sociological Theory /
_cRandall Collins.
250 _aCourse Book
264 1 _aPrinceton, NJ :
_bPrinceton University Press,
_c[2009]
264 4 _c©2009
300 _a1 online resource (584 p.) :
_b53 halftones. 1 line illus. 4 tables.
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505 0 0 _tFrontmatter --
_tContents --
_tIllustrations and Tables --
_tAcknowledgments --
_t1. The Micro-sociology of Violent Confrontations --
_tPART ONE. The Dirty Secrets of Violence --
_t2. Confrontational Tension and Incompetent Violence --
_t3. Forward Panic --
_t4. Attacking the Weak: I. Domestic Abuse --
_t5. Attacking the Weak: II. Bullying, Mugging, and Holdups --
_tPART TWO. Cleaned-up and Staged Violence --
_t6. Staging Fair Fights --
_t7. Violence as Fun and Entertainment --
_t8. Sports Violence --
_tPART TREE. Dynamics and Structure of Violent Situations --
_t9. How Fights Start, or Not --
_t10. The Violent Few --
_t11. Violence as Dominance in Emotional Attention Space --
_t12. Epilogue: Practical Conclusions --
_tNotes --
_tReferences --
_tIndex
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520 _aIn the popular misconception fostered by blockbuster action movies and best-selling thrillers--not to mention conventional explanations by social scientists--violence is easy under certain conditions, like poverty, racial or ideological hatreds, or family pathologies. Randall Collins challenges this view in Violence, arguing that violent confrontation goes against human physiological hardwiring. It is the exception, not the rule--regardless of the underlying conditions or motivations. Collins gives a comprehensive explanation of violence and its dynamics, drawing upon video footage, cutting-edge forensics, and ethnography to examine violent situations up close as they actually happen--and his conclusions will surprise you. Violence comes neither easily nor automatically. Antagonists are by nature tense and fearful, and their confrontational anxieties put up a powerful emotional barrier against violence. Collins guides readers into the very real and disturbing worlds of human discord--from domestic abuse and schoolyard bullying to muggings, violent sports, and armed conflicts. He reveals how the fog of war pervades all violent encounters, limiting people mostly to bluster and bluff, and making violence, when it does occur, largely incompetent, often injuring someone other than its intended target. Collins shows how violence can be triggered only when pathways around this emotional barrier are presented. He explains why violence typically comes in the form of atrocities against the weak, ritualized exhibitions before audiences, or clandestine acts of terrorism and murder--and why a small number of individuals are competent at violence. Violence overturns standard views about the root causes of violence and offers solutions for confronting it in the future.
530 _aIssued also in print.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021)
650 0 _aViolence
_xPsychological aspects.
650 0 _aViolence
_zUnited States.
650 7 _aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social.
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856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1515/9781400831753
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