1st Edition

The Social Context of Violent Behaviour A Social Anthropological Study in an Israeli Immigrant Town

By Emanuel Marx Copyright 1976
148 Pages
by Routledge

148 Pages
by Routledge

152 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1976. Violent behaviour occurs in every society. It grows out of the social order and can therefore be understood only in a social context. This book examines an orderly and relatively tranquil society, a small Israeli town settled by new immigrants, which is run by public agencies who pour in their resources to maintain the inhabitants. Circumstances have made the town an... Read more
Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Social Definitions of Violence; Chapter 3 The Setting; Chapter 4 Coercive Violence; Chapter 5 Appealing violence; Chapter 6 Private violent Appeals; Chapter 7 A Theory of Individual Violence;

Biography

Emanuel Marx