Violence: The Enduring Problem

The Third Edition of Violence: The Enduring Problem offers an interdisciplinary and reader-friendly exploration of the patterns and correlations of individual and collective violent acts using the most contemporary research, theories, and cases. Responding to the fear of pervasive violence in the world, authors Alex Alvarez and Ronet Bachman address the various legislative, social, and political efforts to curb violent behavior. They expertly incorporate a wide range of the most current cases to help readers interpret the nature and dynamics of a variety of different, yet connected, forms of violence. While most texts of this type simply cover individual acts of violence, this book offers readers a broader perspective, covering more collective violence activities such as terrorism, mob violence, and genocide.

• Code of the Street: Decency, Violence, and the Moral Life of the Inner City
• Violence: A Micro-sociological Theory
• Criminal Violence: Patterns, Explanations, and Interventions
• Serial Murderers and Their Victims
• Responding to Domestic Violence: The Integration of Criminal Justice and Human Services
• Understanding the Psychology of Diversity
• When Push Comes to Shove: A Routine Conflict Approach to Violence (SUNY series in Violence)
• Reducing Gun Violence in America: Informing Policy with Evidence and Analysis
• Violence, Aggression, and Coercive Actions
• Classical and Contemporary Sociological Theory: Text and Readings