Rachel M. MacNair

The Psychology of Peace

An Introduction

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Despite our advances in technology and education, we still live in a world permeated by violence. This introductory textbook in the field of peace psychology addresses the psychological causes of violence and nonviolence, conflict resolution, nonviolent struggle, and the confluence of public policy and private lifestyles.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
• 2 ed
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. November 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 590g
• ISBN-13: 9780313397233
• ISBN-10: 0313397236
• Artikelnr.: 33612531

Autorenporträt

Rachel M. MacNair, PhD, is 2012 president-elect of the American Psychological Association's Division 48, Society for Peace Psychology, and will serve as president of the division in 2013. Her published works includes Praeger'sPerpetration-Induced Traumatic Stress: The Psychological Consequences of Killing and Working for Peace: A Handbook of Practical Psychology and other Tools.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Psychological Causes of Violence 2. Psychological Effects
of Violence 3. Psychological Causes of Nonviolence 4. Psychological Effects
of Nonviolence 5. Conflict Resolution 6. Nonviolent Struggle and Social
Movements 7. Public Policy Issues of Violence 8. Gentle Lives and Culture
History of Peace Psychology References Index