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Author James, Oliver, 1953-

Title Juvenile violence in a winner-loser culture : socio-economic and familial origins of the rise in violence against the person / Oliver James
Published London ; New York : Free Association Books, 1995

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 W'PONDS  364.36 Jam/Jvi  AVAILABLE
Description ix, 171 pages ; 24 cm
Contents Parental causes of individual differences in violence : abuse, disharmony and irritability -- Irritability in depressed mothers : a hidden cause of violence? -- Low income versus single parenting, low intelligence and the underclass culture as causes of parental abuse, disharmony and irritability -- Inequality : the direct effect of economics and culture on the prevalence of adult male violence -- Gender : the outwardly-directed violence of depressed men and the inwardly-directed violence of depressed women -- Biology : not a major cause of differences in violence between men -- Explaining the unprecedented rise in violence against the person since 1987
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [138]-164) and index
Subject Dysfunctional families -- Great Britain -- Economic conditions.
Family violence -- Great Britain.
Juvenile delinquency -- Great Britain.
Juvenile delinquency -- Social aspects -- Great Britain.
Juvenile delinquents -- Great Britain.
Parent and teenager -- Great Britain.
Teenage boys -- Great Britain -- Conduct of life.
Teenage boys -- Family relationships -- Great Britain.
Teenagers with social disabilities -- Great Britain -- Economic conditions.
Teenagers with social disabilities -- Family relationships -- Great Britain.
Teenage boys -- Great Britain.
Violence in children -- Economic aspects -- Great Britain.
Violence in children -- Great Britain -- Sociological aspects.
Violence in children -- Great Britain.
Violent crimes -- Great Britain.
LC no. 97191467
ISBN 1853433020 (paperback)
1853433098