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Drawing on a wide variety of disciplines and presenting perspectives on both sides of the gun debate, Understanding America's Gun Culture offers a fresh look at the issues surrounding guns in the U.S. today. The book moves past polarization to invite thoughtful, nuanced and innovative exploration of this important topic.
List of contents
- The Social Construction of Polarization in the Discourse of Gun Rights vs. Gun Control - by Lisa Fisher
- American Gun Culture Encounters Christian Ethics: A Clash of Narratives - by Mark Ryan
- Social Violence: The Role of Gun Culture - by Binod Kumar
- Gender Differences in Youth Gun Culture: A Discussion of Caribbean Findings using the lens of U.S. Gun Culture - by Carolyn Gentle-Genitty, Jangmin Kim, and Corinne C. Renguette
- A Woman's Place in Gun Advertisements: The American Rifleman, 1920-2019 - by David Yamane, Riley Satterwhite, and Paul Yamane
- Christians for Gun Rights? An Investigation of the Discrepancy between the Gun Rights View and Christian Faith - by Matt Stolick
- The American Gun Culture: Potential Impact on K-12 School Violence - by Gordon Arthur Crews and Garrison Allen Crews
- A Conversation on Gun Culture Research Trends - by Jim D. Taylor, Craig Hovey, and Lisa Fisher
- Understanding and Misunderstanding America's Gun Culture - by David Yamane
About the author
Edited by Lisa Fisher and Craig Hovey - Contributions by Garrison Allen Crews; Gordon Arthur Crews; Lisa Fisher; Carolyn Gentle-Genitty; Craig Hovey; Jangmin Kim; Binod Kumar; Corinne Renguette; Mark Ryan; Riley Satterwhite; Matt Stolick; Jim D. Taylor; D
Summary
Drawing on a wide variety of disciplines and presenting perspectives on both sides of the gun debate, Understanding America’s Gun Culture offers a fresh look at the issues surrounding guns in the U.S. today. The book moves past polarization to invite thoughtful, nuanced and innovative exploration of this important topic.
