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The book presents 2 years of work examining truancy. The study
focused on the school environment as a key factor in school
disengagement and explored the impact of schools' social bonding
opportunities on chronic truancy, as perceived by middle school
administrators. A cross-sectional online survey consisting of 81
items was completed by 99 Indiana public middle schools
administrators. The results showed that chronic truancy was
directly and indirectly influenced when students had a belief in
the value of school and were involved in school activities. For
many years, schools did not see meeting students' social needs as
part of their responsibility. However, as evident from this study,
schools that focus on student social bonding or engagement in
school have lower rates of chronic truancy. With more time in
pro-social activities, students will have higher stakes in school
and less time to engage in delinquency. The crux of the matter is
that the school has a huge role to play in whether students value
school and thereby invest in it.
This timely book begins a conversation about a field of practice
which has been marred by victims of all kinds, races, and cultures.
The author aims is to allow a platform for a country-to-country
dialogue. A conversation that centers not only on where people are
physically located, but what violence means when coupled with
gender differences. This book examines different types of violence
and its effect on different cultures from a global perspective, but
also shares the prevalence and implications these acts have for
humanity as a whole.
Understanding America's Gun Culture focuses on building
understanding of some of the issues associated with U.S. gun
culture and the contemporary debate about the availability and use
of guns. This edited volume is unique in that it draws on a wide
variety of disciplines and presents perspectives on both sides of
the debate. Contributors hail from the academic disciplines of
history, social work, criminal justice, sociology, religion, and
theological ethics as well as policy agencies. Some chapters
examine the issues social-psychologically to help readers better
understand dynamics within the debate. Others pose important
ethical and philosophical questions about gun culture. Still others
address practical policy solutions for enhancing gun safety and
minimizing gun violence, even bringing in international
perspectives. This second edition includes literature published in
the last two years and two new chapters, one focusing on gender
within gun culture and another that features a conversation between
the editors and an ethnographic researcher with broad expertise in
gun culture and research and policy trends. Together, the chapters
create a thought-provoking compilation that offers insightful
findings, considers theoretical and practical implications, and
invites further exploration of the topic.
Understanding America’s Gun Culture focuses on building
understanding of some of the issues associated with US gun culture
and the contemporary debate about the availability and use of guns.
This edited volume is unique in that it draws on a wide variety of
disciplines and presents perspectives on both sides of the debate.
Contributors hail from the academic disciplines of history, social
work, criminal justice, sociology, religion, and theological ethics
as well as policy agencies. Some chapters examine the issues
social-psychologically to help readers better understand dynamics
within the debate. Others pose important ethical and philosophical
questions about gun culture. Still others address practical policy
solutions for enhancing gun safety and minimizing gun violence,
even bringing in international perspectives. Together, the chapters
create a thought-provoking compilation that offers insightful
findings, considers theoretical and practical implications, and
invites further exploration of the topic.
Understanding America's Gun Culture focuses on building
understanding of some of the issues associated with US gun culture
and the contemporary debate about the availability and use of guns.
This edited volume is unique in that it draws on a wide variety of
disciplines and presents perspectives on both sides of the debate.
Contributors hail from the academic disciplines of history, social
work, criminal justice, sociology, religion, and theological ethics
as well as policy agencies. Some chapters examine the issues
social-psychologically to help readers better understand dynamics
within the debate. Others pose important ethical and philosophical
questions about gun culture. Still others address practical policy
solutions for enhancing gun safety and minimizing gun violence,
even bringing in international perspectives. Together, the chapters
create a thought-provoking compilation that offers insightful
findings, considers theoretical and practical implications, and
invites further exploration of the topic.
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