Manufacturing Social Distress
Download or Read eBook Manufacturing Social Distress PDF written by Robert W. Rieber and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1997-02-28 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Robert W. Rieber |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 1997-02-28 |
ISBN-10 | : 0306453460 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780306453465 |
Rating | : 4/5 (60 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Manufacturing Social Distress by : Robert W. Rieber
Book excerpt: This bold work proposes a completely new discipline, `the psychology of malefaction', the frank study of evil human behavior that does not explain an act of murder, for example, as simply a symptom of the murderer's psychosis. Rieber re-examines such phenomena as family violence, serial killers, modern war, and media violence in the light of regarding them as wicked, not merely insane. The author re-thinks the nagging problem of evil as it manifests itself in our society, questioning to what degree persons ought to be responsible for - and held accountable for - their actions.