Homicide: A Sociological Explanation

Seeking insights from other academic disciplines as well as his own, Beeghley (sociology, U. of Florida) tries to understand why Americans kill each other more often than in any other western country, indeed at a rate not seen in Europe since the Middle Ages. He is convinced that the social context that generates so much lethal violence can be changed. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR