The Currents of Lethal Violence

Download or read book The Currents of Lethal Violence written by N. Prabha Unnithan and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1994-09-27 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building on past work, the authors outline an integrated model for linking suicide and homicide and show how that research from this perspective can further our understanding of violence. Specifically, they show that research based on this model provides new insights into how structural and cultural factors combine to produce high homicide levels in the American South and cross-national difference in lethal violence rates. In conclusion, they evaluate the model’s utility, address possible criticisms of this perspective, and suggest avenues for further investigations of lethal violence.