Actions for Violence rewired : evidence and strategies for public health action

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Violence rewired : evidence and strategies for public health action / Richard Whittington, James McGuire

Author
Whittington, Richard (Richard Charles)
Published
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xvii, 301 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Additional Creators
McGuire, James, 1948-
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Contents
The prospect of human violence : pessimism or realism? -- The roots of human violence : in search of the "hard wired" -- The biology of violence : possibilities and limitations -- Developmental factors in violence propensity : the learning of violence -- Structural violence : social and political factors in understanding -- Advancing a global public health response to violence -- Risk Assessment : can violence be predicted? -- Pharmaceutical Interventions : medication, violence and the public health -- Psychosocial interventions : the unlearning of violence -- Changing Structures : integrated interventions for violence.
Summary
This thought-provoking book draws together research from genetics, anthropology, psychology and the social sciences to show that widespread assumptions about the inevitability of human violence are almost entirely a collection of myths. While violence has been a recurring feature of human life, there is no reason to suppose that it is inherent in 'human nature'. On the contrary, patterns of aggressive behaviour are largely learned through experience and even those individuals who have often acted violently can learn to change. Rejecting the speculations of much contemporary writing about human aggression, Violence Rewired presents an evidence-based alternative: a multi-level model of action to reduce violence at both individual and collective levels, linked to public health initiatives developed by the World Health Organization. If humanity is to survive the challenges it faces, a more realistic appraisal of ourselves and our basic tendencies is an indispensable part of the solution.
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9781139086486 (ebook)
9781107018075 (hardback)
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 13 Mar 2020).
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