1. Law-Abiding Citizens and Violence
... ) and cultural anti-Semitism (Goldhagen, 1997). Cultural arguments provide that certain characteristics come into play for people to engage in mass state-prescribed violence. Situational context offers an alternative explanation for which people engage in mass state violent crime. It argues upon the current events in society, which can alter the individual's state of mind. During war time, an ... were cases in which individuals withdrew from participating in mass-state prescribed violence. Therefore, structural and individual theories can predict which individuals will engage in violent ...
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