Violence, Inequality, and Human Freedom

By Peter Iadicola, Anson D. Shupe

Violence, Inequality, and Human Freedom
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This is a sociological introduction to violence, showing how violence goes beyond individual actions, emphasizing structural causes of violence found in the global economy and inactions of states, corporations and other social institutions. Throughout, inequality and its relation to violence is emphasises, showing how social conditions and structures of inequality cause as much or more human violence than individuals. The authors attempt to broaden our understanding and provide creative solutions to mitigate the root causes of violence.

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