The Psychology of Interpersonal Violence

Author： Clive R. Hollin  

Publisher： John Wiley & Sons Inc‎

Publication year： 2015

E-ISBN: 9781118598474

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781118598504

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9781118598498

Subject： C913.8 Social pathologies

Keyword： Interpersonal violence, spousal abuse, bullying, sexual harassment, animal abuse, child abuse, relationship violence, gang violence, youth violence, forensic psychology, criminology

Language： ENG

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Description

The Psychology of Interpersonal Violence is a textbook which gives comprehensive coverage of interpersonal violence - exploring the various violent acts that occur between individuals in contemporary society.

  • Examines in detail the controversial use of corporal punishment
  • Explores ways that psychology can add to our understanding of interpersonal violence
  • Offers directions for future research that can help to prevent or reduce incidents of interpersonal violence

Chapter

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Preface and Acknowledgements

Chapter 1 Interpersonal Violence

Psychological Accounts of Interpersonal Violence

Gender

Development of Violent Behaviour

Families

Violent Places

Bystanders

Crowds and crowding

Temperature

Combinations of environmental variables

Weapons

The Violent Act: The Psychology of the Aggressor

Social cognition

Attributions

Emotion

Alcohol and violent crime

Mental health

Interpersonal Violence

Luckenbill’s approach

After Luckenbill

Conclusion

Chapter 2 “Everyday” Violence

Bullying

Bullying at School

School bullies

The psychology of the bully

Bullying schools

Bullying in the Workplace

Individual

Group

Organisation

Society

Cyberbullying

Predicting cyberbullying

The Effects of Bullying

Children

Workplace

Aggressive Driving

Violence Towards Animals

Cruelty to animals

Animals in sport

Hunting

Understanding cruelty to animals

From animals to people?

Corporal Punishment of Children

Why is it thought acceptable to hit children?

The child’s view

Developmental help or hindrance?

Moral defensibility?

Much ado about not very much?

Violence as Entertainment

Sporting Violence

The violence is the sport

Boxing

Violence within sport

Violence surrounding sport

Conclusion

Chapter 3 Violence at Home

Physical Child Abuse

Antecedents to physical child abuse

Consequences of physical child abuse

Child-to-Parent Violence

Intimate Partner Violence

Antecedents to intimate partner violence

Consequences of intimate partner violence

Effects of intimate partner violence on children

Violence Against Elder Adults

Elder abuse within the family

Conclusion

Chapter 4 Criminal Violence

Non-Lethal Violent Assault

Violence in a public place

Violence in the workplace

Hate Crimes

Hate crime statistics

Perpetrators and victims of hate crime

Kidnapping and Abduction

Kidnapping

Child abduction

Arson

Juvenile firesetters

Adult arsonists

Mentally disordered firesetters

Understanding Arson

Taking Another Person’s Life

Number of homicides

Homicide: The Details

Mass murderers

Spree murderers

Serial murderers

Murder followed by suicide

Who Kills and Why?

Interpersonal conflict

Homicide with another crime

Domestic homicide

Accident homicide

Commonalities across homicide types

Juvenile perpetrators

Alcohol

Mental illness

Weapons

Homicide Recidivism

Conclusion

Chapter 5 Sexual Violence

Legal Definition

Criminal Statistics for Sex Offending

Official figures

Sexual Offences Against Children

Poly-victimisation

Child sexual abuse and the Internet

Consequences of child sexual abuse

Sexual Offending Against Adults

Stalking

Consequences of stalking

Rape

Sexual homicide

The Sex Offender

Developmental factors

Stalkers

Sex Offenders Against Children

Typologies

Cognitive processes

Understanding sex offences against children

Finkelhor’s Precondition Model

Sexual Offences Against Women

Cognitive distortions

Implicit theories

Understanding sex offences against women

“Crossover” Offenders

Female Sex Offenders

Offence pathway

Sex Offender Recidivism

Factors associated with recidivism

Conclusion

Chapter 6 Where To Next?

Binding Current Theories

Towards New Theories

Post-traumatic Stress

What is post-traumatic stress?

The association between violence and post-traumatic stress

How does post-traumatic stress relate to interpersonal violence?

Conclusion

References

Index

EULA

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