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Teen Violence A Global View
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Allan M. Hoffman, Randal W. Summers
Book Code: GR0854
ISBN: 0-313-30854-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-30854-3
232 pages, charts, figures
Greenwood Press
Publication: 11/30/2000
List Price: $66.95 (UK Sterling Price: £37.95)
Availability: Print on demand
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • Students and teachers can make cross-cultural comparisons to discover how the problem is viewed in different countries, how the problem is changing, which factors seem to contribute to the rate of teen violence in almost all of the countries and which are unique to specific countries. Readers can also see the various solutions to the problem that have been proposed and tested throughout the world.
    —Family Therapy     2004
  • This world view will help build better understanding of how social issues affect all societies.
    —Adolesence     Spring 2003
  • If there is any redemptive value to the school shootings, it is to help the larger community ask tough questions and look for straight answers...Teen Violence: A Global View helps with this process...This text provides a means to listen past the immediate drama and gives good input that will help all concerned to "read between the lines" of teens at risk for violence.
    —Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books     October 2002
  • ...an informative collection.
    —Youth Justice
  • The book is eminently comprehensive and practical...helpful to all professionals who deal with teen violence
    —Readings: A Journal of Reviews and Commentary in Mental Health
Description: The complexities and tragedies arising from teen violence are problems faced on every continent in the world. Fourteen case studies of carefully selected countries, representative of every region of the world, are presented in this absorbing volume that is the first to examine the causes and possible solutions for the problem of teen violence around the world. Students and teachers can make cross-cultural comparisons to discover how the problem is viewed in different countries, how the problem is changing, which factors seem to contribute to the rate of teen violence in almost all of the countries and which are unique to specific countries. Readers can also take a fascinating look at the various solutions to the problem that have been proposed and tested throughout the world. Each chapter is divided into similar subsections, so students can easily compare specific topics among different countries and cultures. They will find that the perception of teen violence in different countries does not always reflect the reality. They can discover how such factors as drug use, family dynamics,and educational settings play an important role in teen violence across many different cultures, while also discovering the unique settings and situations that contribute to violence in unfamiliar cultures. This world view will help build better understanding of how social issues affect all societies.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Australia by Christine Adler and Nichole Hunter
  • Canada by Raymond R. Corrago, Irwin M. Cohen, and Candice Odgers
  • England and Wales by Shirely Rawstone
  • Germany by Christopher R. Williams, Bruce A. Arrigo and Stephanie Klaus
  • Israel by Giora Rahav
  • Italy by Anna Constanza Baldry
  • Jamaica by Frederick Allen
  • Russia by William E. Thornton and Lydia Voigt
  • St Lucia by Victoria Bruner
  • Slovenia by Gorazd Mesko, Branko Lobnikar, Milan Pagon, and Bojan Dekleva
  • South Africa by Beaty Naude
  • Spain by Javier Garcia-Perales
  • Thailand by John C. Quicker
  • United States by Wayne N. Welch
  • Index
LC Card Number: 00-021046
LCC Class: HV9069
Dewey Class: 364
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