
Author/Contributor(s): | Staub, Ervin |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press, USA |
Date: | 07/15/2013 |
Binding: | Paperback |
Condition: | NEW |
early prevention, when violence generating conditions are present and a psychological and social evolution toward violence has begun, but not yet immediate danger of intense violence. The book considers the role of difficult social or life conditions, repression, culture, the institutions or structure of society, the psychology of individuals and groups, and the behavior of witnesses or bystanders within and outside societies. It emphasizes psychological processes, such as differentiation between us and them and devaluation of the other, past victimization and psychological woundedness, the power of ideas and people's commitment to destructive ideologies. It considers humanizing the other, healing from past victimization, the creation of constructive ideologies and groups and how these help people develop cultures and institutions that make violence less likely. The book asks what needs to be accomplished to prevent violence, how it can be done, and who can do it. It aims to promote
knowledge, understanding, and active bystandership by leaders and government officials, members of the media and citizens to prevent violence and create harmonious societies.