Violence in Canada

O'Reilly-Fleming, Thomas, 1951- (editor.). O'Reilly, Patricia, 1950- (editor.).

Summary: As citizens we are confronted everyday with violence, exposed to images of violence through various forms of media, and charged with dealing with violent behavior through our systems of laws and social control. This reader is a critical examination of the violence within Canadian society. The chapters cover a wide range of topics including social, legal, and policy implications for our nation.

Record details

ISBN: 9781897160565
ISBN: 1897160569
Physical Description: print
iv, 297 pages ; 28 cm
Publisher: Whitby, Ontario : De Sitter Publications, [2016]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Formatted Contents Note:

1. Critiquing theories of violence -- 2. Methods for researching violence -- 3. Hate in the peaceable kingdom -- 4. Disability harassment: disabling violence in the Ontario workplace -- 5. Violence in the media and its social consequences -- 6. Violence unchaned: media images, behaviours, and attitudes -- 7. Understanding violence affecting aboriginal people through an aboriginal lens -- 8. Family violence and abuse within a Canadian context -- 9. Aboriginal women and violence: the Pickton serial murders -- 10. Violence towards nonhuman animals -- 11. Unnecessary roughness: violence in sports -- 12. Criminal justice responses to domestic violence against women: feminist activism and the Canadian state -- 13. Canadian responses to terrorism: attitudes and actions -- 14. Genocide in Canada: The crimes against humanity and war crimes act -- 15. State violence, anti-terrorism, and the criminalization of dissent -- 16. Police use of force and the mentally ill -- 17. Forging the disciplined global body: police deviance, lawlessness, and the Toronto G20.