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Understanding America's Gun Culture
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Understanding America's Gun Culture
Craig Hovey | Lisa Fisher | Rachel Boaz | Garrison Allen Crews | Gordon Arthur Crews | Lisa Fisher | Carolyn Gentle-Genitty | Craig Hovey | Jangmin Kim | Binod Kumar | Corinne Renguette | Mark Ryan | Matt Stolick | David Yamane
Social Science / Violence in Society
Understanding America’s Gun Culture focuses on building understanding of some of the issues associated with US gun culture and the contemporary debate about the availability and use of guns. This edited volume is unique in that it draws on a wide variety of disciplines and presents perspectives on both sides of the debate. Contributors hail from the academic disciplines of history, social work, criminal justice, sociology, religion, and theological ethics as well as policy agencies. Some chapters examine the issues social-psychologically to help readers better understand dynamics within the debate. Others pose important ethical and philosophical questions about gun culture. Still others address practical policy solutions for enhancing gun safety and minimizing gun violence, even bringing in international perspectives. Together, the chapters create a thought-provoking compilation that offers insightful findings, considers theoretical and practical implications, and invites further exploration of the topic.
Craig Hovey is associate professor of religion at Ashland University and executive director of the Ashland Center for Nonviolence.
Lisa Fisher worked in higher education for more than a decade and is now consulting director for a Washington, DC IT firm.
| Publication Date: | 13 September 2019 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Imprint: | Lexington Books |
| ISBN-13: | 9781498568142 |
| Format: | Paperback softback |
| Page Count: | 202 |
| Weight (oz): | 9.92 |