CRISIS, COMMITMENT, AND THE LEGITIMATION OF VIOLENCE (FROM VIOLENCE IN ANIMAL AND HUMAN SOCIETIES, 1976 BY ARTHUR G NEAL - SEE NCJ-40160)

• NCJ Number: 40162
• Author(s): A G NEAL
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 28 pages
• Corporate Author: Nelson-Hall Publishers
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

AUTHOR ATTEMPTS TO CLARIFY THE MEANING INHERENT IN CRISIS EVENTS IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND THE BASIS OF VIOLENT BEHAVIOR.

Abstract

CRISIS SITUATIONS ARE CHARACTERIZED NOT ONLY BY OBJECTIVE, BUT ALSO BY A VARIETY OF SUBJECTIVE MEANINGS. THEREFORE, THE AUTHOR POINTS OUT THAT THE MORE IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION MAY BE THE PERCEIVED CAUSES OF A CRISIS. ALSO, HE MAKES A DISTINCTION BETWEEN COMPLIANCE AND COMMITMENT WITHIN THE SOCIAL SYSTEM. FINALLY, EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON THE LEGITIMIZATION OF PROBLEM BEHAVIOR....BS