What is the relationship between nations and conflict? Is globalization really eroding national sovereignty and cultural unity? This novel and compelling book explores such questions, arguing that it is wrong to assume that nations are culturally uniform. Hutchinson asserts that resting on older diverse ethnic identities, nations adapt from the ......
Media and Violence pays equal attention to the production, content and reception involved in any representation of violence. This book offers a framework for understanding how violence is represented and consumed. Media and Violence examines: The relationship of media, gender and real-world violence; Representations of violence in screen entertainment; The effects of violent media on consumers; The ethics and gender politics of the production processes of screen violence; The discussions are illustrated with topical and well-known examples, enabling the reader to critically engage with the debates. Media and Violence includes chapter outlines; key questions for discussion; further reading lists; glossary; appendix of summaries of criminal cases discussed
Media and Violence pays equal attention to the production, content and reception involved in any representation of violence. This book offers a framework for understanding how violence is represented and consumed. Media and Violence examines: The relationship of media, gender and real-world violence; Representations of violence in screen entertainment; The effects of violent media on consumers; The ethics and gender politics of the production processes of screen violence; The discussions are illustrated with topical and well-known examples, enabling the reader to critically engage with the debates. Media and Violence includes chapter outlines; key questions for discussion; further reading lists; glossary; appendix of summaries of criminal cases discussed
Violence and increasing public awareness of violence mark our contemporary condition. September 11, 2001 made this condition even more indelible. Cultural Shaping of Violence proposes that violence cannot be described, let alone understood or addressed, unless tied to the cultural settings that influence it. Its 27 chapters researched and written ......
What is the relationship between nations and conflict? Is globalization really eroding national sovereignty and cultural unity? This novel and compelling book explores such questions, arguing that it is wrong to assume that nations are culturally uniform. Hutchinson asserts that resting on older diverse ethnic identities, nations adapt from the ......
Violence and increasing public awareness of violence mark our contemporary condition. September 11, 2001 made this condition even more indelible. Cultural Shaping of Violence proposes that violence cannot be described, let alone understood or addressed, unless tied to the cultural settings that influence it. Its 27 chapters researched and written ......
- What impact does gender difference make to political decision-making? - Will the political empowerment of women contribute to a more peaceful world? The role of gender has been increasingly recognized as central to the study and analysis of the traditionally male domains of war and international relations. This book explores the ......
This synthesis of communication theory, rese arch and experience describes how the dialectical tension be tween the expression and suppression of conflict can be tran scended in ways that lead to personal growth and productive patterns of social action. '
Presenting practical strategies for violence assessment and prevention that are grounded in solid empirical research, this book helps social work practitioners and students to give treatment to aggressive clients while reducing violence risks.
