{"product_id":"violence-rewired-evidence-and-strategies-for-public-health-action-paperback-9781009202275","title":"Violence Rewired; Evidence and Strategies for Public Health Action (Paperback \/ softback) 9781009202275","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eViolence Rewired\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eEvidence and Strategies for Public Health Action\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOffers an alternative picture of the causes of human violence, showing strategies for change through concerted societal action.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRichard Whittington (Author), James McGuire (Author), Maria Fernanda Tourinho Peres (Foreword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009202275, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 24 February 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e319 pages, 3 b\/w illus.  7 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.1 x 1.7 cm, 0.475 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'It is a pleasure to welcome this book, which describes public health approaches to understanding and preventing violence. It includes wide-ranging reviews of biological, psychological and social factors, risk assessment instruments, and different types of interventions. This book will be of great interest to biologists, psychologists, social scientists, and anyone who is interested in understanding and preventing violence.' David P. Farrington, Emeritus Professor of Psychological Criminology, University of Cambridge\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis thought-provoking book draws together research from genetics, anthropology, psychology and the social sciences to show that widespread assumptions about the inevitability of human violence are almost entirely a collection of myths. While violence has been a recurring feature of human life, there is no reason to suppose that it is inherent in 'human nature'. On the contrary, patterns of aggressive behaviour are largely learned through experience and even those individuals who have often acted violently can learn to change. Rejecting the speculations of much contemporary writing about human aggression, Violence Rewired presents an evidence-based alternative: a multi-level model of action to reduce violence at both individual and collective levels, linked to public health initiatives developed by the World Health Organization. If humanity is to survive the challenges it faces, a more realistic appraisal of ourselves and our basic tendencies is an indispensable part of the solution.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword. Between chimpanzees and bonobos: the challenge of violence prevention\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Origins: 1. The prospect of human violence: pessimism or realism?\u003cbr\u003e 2. The roots of human violence: in search of the 'hard wired'\u003cbr\u003e 3. The biology of violence: possibilities and limitations\u003cbr\u003e 4. Developmental factors in violence propensity: the learning of violence\u003cbr\u003e 5. Structural violence: social and political factors in understanding violence\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Solutions: 6. Advancing a global public health response to violence\u003cbr\u003e 7. Risk assessment: can violence be predicted?\u003cbr\u003e 8. Pharmaceutical interventions: medication, violence and the public health\u003cbr\u003e 9. Psychosocial interventions: the unlearning of violence\u003cbr\u003e 10. Changing structures: integrated interventions for violence\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendix. Major UN initiatives to address violence 1986–2018.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Public health \u0026amp; safety law [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Public health \u0026amp; safety law\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Public%20health%20\u0026amp;%20safety%20law%20%5BLNTJ%5D%22\"\u003eLNTJ\u003c\/a\u003e], Social, group or collective psychology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social, group or collective psychology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social,%20group%20or%20collective%20psychology%20%5BJMH%5D%22\"\u003eJMH\u003c\/a\u003e], Violence in society [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Violence in society\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Violence%20in%20society%20%5BJFFE%5D%22\"\u003eJFFE\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005435957528,"sku":"9781009202275","price":29.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781009202275i.jpg?v=1696791400","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/violence-rewired-evidence-and-strategies-for-public-health-action-paperback-9781009202275","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}