Roots of African American violence : ethnocentrism, cultural diversity, and racism / Darnell F. Hawkins, Jerome B. McKean, Norman A. White, and Christine Martin.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hawkins, Darnell Felix, 1946- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Boulder, Colorado : Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., 2017.
Subjects:
Crime and race > United States.
Crime > Sociological aspects.
African American criminals.
African Americans > Crimes against.
African Americans > Violence against.
Violence > United States.
United States > Race relations.
Physical Description:x, 267 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Exploring the roots of African American violence
  • Looking back, moving forward: theories of race and crime
  • Toward a theory of African American violence
  • Science, ideology, and the study of ethnocentrism
  • On the conceptual roots of ethnocentrism
  • Boxed in: ethnocentrism and urban violence
  • Old guards and newcomers: ethnocentric white America
  • Melting pot blues: ethnocentric black America
  • A tale of two cities: race and homicide in Chicago and St. Louis
  • Public policy to prevent violence.