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- catalog abstract "This bold new book proposes a completely new discipline - "the psychology of malefaction," a frank study of the role of evil in human hehavior that does not explain an act of murder, for example, as simply a symptom of the murderer's psychosis. Having been long successful in explaining psychopathic behavior, the author maintains, psychology has in a sense tended to excuse the destructive acts of the psychopath, or at least has appeared to do so. Rieber reexamines the various phenomena of family violence, violence in films and television, modern war, and serial killers regarding them as wicked, not merely insane. This provocative book rethinks the nagging problem of evil as it manifests itself in our society, rigorously questioning to what degree persons must be responsible for - and held accountable for - their actions.".
- catalog contributor b10289493.
- catalog created "c1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "c1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-206) and index.".
- catalog description "The lay of the land and the currents of the river -- Social breakdown and the social distress syndrome -- The Prince of Darkness and the heart of darkness -- War and social distress : images of the enemy -- The banks, media, and social distress -- Dreams money can buy -- Terrorism, organized crime, and social distress -- Being "good" in "bad" places: toward a principled American lifestyle.".
- catalog description "This bold new book proposes a completely new discipline - "the psychology of malefaction," a frank study of the role of evil in human hehavior that does not explain an act of murder, for example, as simply a symptom of the murderer's psychosis. Having been long successful in explaining psychopathic behavior, the author maintains, psychology has in a sense tended to excuse the destructive acts of the psychopath, or at least has appeared to do so. Rieber reexamines the various phenomena of family violence, violence in films and television, modern war, and serial killers regarding them as wicked, not merely insane. This provocative book rethinks the nagging problem of evil as it manifests itself in our society, rigorously questioning to what degree persons must be responsible for - and held accountable for - their actions.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 221 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Manufacturing social distress.".
- catalog identifier "0306453460".
- catalog isFormatOf "Manufacturing social distress.".
- catalog isPartOf "PATH in psychology".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "c1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Plenum,".
- catalog relation "Manufacturing social distress.".
- catalog subject "302 21".
- catalog subject "Anomy.".
- catalog subject "Deviant behavior.".
- catalog subject "Distress (Psychology)".
- catalog subject "HM251 .R499 1997".
- catalog subject "Psychopaths.".
- catalog subject "Social change Psychological aspects.".
- catalog subject "Social psychology.".
- catalog subject "Social values.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The lay of the land and the currents of the river -- Social breakdown and the social distress syndrome -- The Prince of Darkness and the heart of darkness -- War and social distress : images of the enemy -- The banks, media, and social distress -- Dreams money can buy -- Terrorism, organized crime, and social distress -- Being "good" in "bad" places: toward a principled American lifestyle.".
- catalog title "Manufacturing social distress : psychopathy in everyday life / Robert W. Rieber.".
- catalog type "text".