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Description for Homicide
Hardback. The American homicide rate remains dramatically higher than that in other Western nations. This work focuses on one important phenomenon to explain larger currents in American society. It examines the historical and cross-national dimensions of homicides and evaluates attempts to explain it. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
The American homicide rate remains dramatically higher than that in other Western nations. News of a murder has become a routine event. How do we explain such high levels of lethal violence in the world's leading democracy? Echoing Durkheim's Suicide, this book focuses on one important phenomenon to explain larger currents in American society. Leonard Beeghley examines the historical and cross-national dimensions of homicides and evaluates previous attempts to explain it. He finds the sources of America's murder rate in the greater availability of guns, the expansion of illegal drug markets, greater racial discrimination, more exposure to violence, ... Read more
The American homicide rate remains dramatically higher than that in other Western nations. News of a murder has become a routine event. How do we explain such high levels of lethal violence in the world's leading democracy? Echoing Durkheim's Suicide, this book focuses on one important phenomenon to explain larger currents in American society. Leonard Beeghley examines the historical and cross-national dimensions of homicides and evaluates previous attempts to explain it. He finds the sources of America's murder rate in the greater availability of guns, the expansion of illegal drug markets, greater racial discrimination, more exposure to violence, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780847694723
SKU
V9780847694723
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Ref
99-15
About Leonard Beeghley
Leonard Beeghley is professor of sociology at the University of Florida.
Reviews for Homicide
The book is well written, well referenced, and adequately indexed. Recommended.
CHOICE
Beeghley's book provides an impressive sociological understanding of murder.
Okeechobee News
Homocide: A Sociological Explanation is an ideal text for sociology and criminology graduate students because it offers a comprehensive review of U.S. homicide through a critical lens. The material is challenging, and Beeghley's ... Read more
CHOICE
Beeghley's book provides an impressive sociological understanding of murder.
Okeechobee News
Homocide: A Sociological Explanation is an ideal text for sociology and criminology graduate students because it offers a comprehensive review of U.S. homicide through a critical lens. The material is challenging, and Beeghley's ... Read more