NCJ Number
26902
Date Published
1974
Length
354 pages
Annotation
THIS BOOK ATTEMPTS TO DEVELOP A FRAME OF REFERENCE FOR A 'SOCIOLOGY OF VIOLENCE' AND REPORTS ON A STUDY OF STUDENT ATTITUDES TOWARD AND PERCEPTIONS OF VIOLENCE IN SPAIN.
Abstract
IN THE FIRST HALF OF THIS BOOK, VIOLENCE AS A SOCIAL PHENOMENON IS EXAMINED IN AN ATTEMPT TO ARRIVE AT AN OBJECTIVE DEFINITION OF WHAT IT IS, WHAT PURPOSE IT SERVES, AND WHY IT OCCURS. THIS INVESTIGATION LOOKS INTO THE POSSIBLE BIOLOGICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, HISTORICAL, PHILOSOPHICAL, POLITICAL, AS WELL AS SOCIOLOGICAL EXPLANATIONS TO THESE QUESTIONS. THE SECOND HALF OF THIS BOOK DESCRIBES AND ANALYZES IN DETAIL THE RESULTS OF A SURVEY OF SIX DIFFERENT POPULATIONS OF SPANISH UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. THESE RESULTS ARE THEN COMPARED TO SURVEY RESPONSES FROM ONE SURVEY POPULATION OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN JAPAN AND ONE IN PUERTO RICO. HIGHLIGHTED ARE A DESCRIPTION AND EXPLANATION OF THE SURVEY METHODS USED, INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ATTITUDE SCALE. NUMEROUS TABLES AND GRAPHS OF SURVEY DATA ARE INCLUDED. FRUSTRATION AND THE DESIRE FOR POWER WERE FOUND TO BE THE FACTORS WHICH INFLUENCE THE SPANISH STUDENTS FAVORABLE ATTITUDES TOWARD VIOLENCE. HOWEVER, THE MAJORITY ONLY FAVORED THE USE OF VIOLENCE IN THEORY, NOT AS A PRACTICAL ALTERNATIVE, AND WERE STRONGLY OPPOSED TO EXTREME VIOLENCE. THESE ATTITUDES WERE MORE OR LESS THE SAME FOR THE JAPANESE AND PUERTO RICAN POPULATIONS AS WELL. A BIBLIOGRAPHY AND SUBJECT AND AUTHOR INDEXES ARE INCLUDED. --IN SPANISH