Cook, Elizabeth A. (Lecturer in sociology),
Family activism in the aftermath of fatal violence / Elizabeth A. Cook. - 1 online resource. - Victims, Culture and Society .
"Family Activism in the Aftermath of Fatal Violence explores how family and family activism work at the intersection of personal and public troubles and considers what influence family testimonies of fatal violence can have on matters of crime, justice and punishment. The problem of fatal violence represents one end of a long continuum of violence that marks society, the effects of which endure in families and friends connected through ties of kinship, identity and social bonds. The aftermath of fatal violence can therefore be an intensely personal encounter which confronts families with disorder and uncertainty. Nevertheless, bereaved families are often found at the forefront of efforts to expose injustice, rouse public consciousness and drive forward social change that seeks to prevent violence from happening again. This book draws upon ethnographic research with those bereaved by gun violence who became involved in family activism in the context of fatal violence: namely, the attempts by bereaved families to manage their experiences of violent death through public expressions of grief and become proxies for wider debates on social injustice. This is an ever more pressing issue in a landscape which increasingly sees the delegation of responsibility to families and communities that are left to deal with the aftermath of violence. An accessible and compelling read, this book will appeal to students and scholars of criminology, sociology, cultural studies and all those interested in learning more about the after-effects of fatal violence"--
9781000289152 100028915X 9781000289138 1000289133 9780367823146 0367823144 9781000289145 1000289141
Victims of violent crimes.
Murder victims' families.
Crime victims' families.
Violent crimes--Prevention.
Criminal justice, Administration of--Citizen participation.
Social action.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Death & Dying
HV6250.25 / .C676 2021eb
362.88/152
Family activism in the aftermath of fatal violence / Elizabeth A. Cook. - 1 online resource. - Victims, Culture and Society .
"Family Activism in the Aftermath of Fatal Violence explores how family and family activism work at the intersection of personal and public troubles and considers what influence family testimonies of fatal violence can have on matters of crime, justice and punishment. The problem of fatal violence represents one end of a long continuum of violence that marks society, the effects of which endure in families and friends connected through ties of kinship, identity and social bonds. The aftermath of fatal violence can therefore be an intensely personal encounter which confronts families with disorder and uncertainty. Nevertheless, bereaved families are often found at the forefront of efforts to expose injustice, rouse public consciousness and drive forward social change that seeks to prevent violence from happening again. This book draws upon ethnographic research with those bereaved by gun violence who became involved in family activism in the context of fatal violence: namely, the attempts by bereaved families to manage their experiences of violent death through public expressions of grief and become proxies for wider debates on social injustice. This is an ever more pressing issue in a landscape which increasingly sees the delegation of responsibility to families and communities that are left to deal with the aftermath of violence. An accessible and compelling read, this book will appeal to students and scholars of criminology, sociology, cultural studies and all those interested in learning more about the after-effects of fatal violence"--
9781000289152 100028915X 9781000289138 1000289133 9780367823146 0367823144 9781000289145 1000289141
Victims of violent crimes.
Murder victims' families.
Crime victims' families.
Violent crimes--Prevention.
Criminal justice, Administration of--Citizen participation.
Social action.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Death & Dying
HV6250.25 / .C676 2021eb
362.88/152