Violence: A Micro-Sociological Theory

by Randall Collins

Book Overview

In the popular misconception fostered by blockbuster action movies and best-selling thrillers--not to mention conventional explanations by social scientists--violence is easy under certain conditions, like poverty, racial or ideological hatreds, or family pathologies. Randall Collins challenges this view in Violence , arguing that violent confrontation goes against human physiological hardwiring. It is the exception, not the rule--regardless of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691133131
• ISBN13: 9780691133133
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 584 Pages
• Weight: 2.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 9.3"