The meanings of violence / edited by Elizabeth A. Stanko.

• Author: ProQuest (Firm)
• TeilnehmendeR: Stanko, Elizabeth Anne, 1950-; ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2003
• Language: English
• Physical Description: xvii, 250 p. :; ill.
• Other title: Introduction : conceptualising the meanings of violence /; Headlines from history : violence in the press, 1850-1914 /; 'Jump on top, get the job done' : strategies employed by female prostitutes to reduce the risk of client violence /; Violence against children : thresholds of acceptance for physical punishment in a normative study of parents, children and discipline /; 'Taking it to heart' : girls and the meanings of violence /; 'Hi, I'm Ramon and I run this place' : challenging the normalisation of violence in children's homes from young people's perspectives /; Understanding racist violence /; The constitution of fear in gay space /; Defined by men's abuse : the 'spoiled identity' of domestic violence survivors /; Bouncers and social context of violence : masculinity, class and violence in the night-time economy /; Violence in a changing political context : Northern Ireland and South Africa /; Institutional violence : prison conflicts in context /; Violence, fear and 'the everyday' : negotiating spatial practice in the city of Belfast /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 0415301297 (hardcover); 0415301300 (papercover)
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Elizabeth A. Stanko.