1. Conceptualizing Violence --
How to Think About Violence / James Gilligan --
Boys Will Be Boys / Myriam Medzian --
Biology / Development, and Dangerousness, Elizabeth J. Susman and Jordan W. Finkelstein --
The Tipping Point / Malcolm Gladwell --
Shame: The Emotions and Morality of Violence / James Gilligan --
The White City and the Wild West: Buffalo Bill and the Mythic Space of American History / Richard Slotkin --
2. Social Construction of Masculinities, Femininities, and 'The Other Night to His Day': The Social Construction of Gender( Judith Lorber) --
Speaking of Gender: The Darkened Eye Restored / Carol Tavris --
Old Warriors, New Warriors / James William Gibson --
Song of Napalm / Bruce Weigl --
Guerrilla War / W.D. Ehrhart --
Masculinity, Power, and Identity / Nigel Edley and Margaret Wetherell --
No Man Is an Island: Men in Relationships with Others / Christopher Kilmartin --
Black-Widow Women / James William Gibson --
Dressing the Dolls: The Fashion Backlash / Susan Faludi --
Feminist Fatale: BUST-ing the Beauty Myth / Debbie Stoller --
Recipe / Janice Mirikitani --
Who Is the Enemy and What Does He Want? / James William Gibson --
The Fight Against Hate: Why We Can't-and Shouldn't-Win It / Andrew Sullivan --
The Outsiders / Adrian Nicole LeBlanc --
Youth Gangs: A Developmental Perspective / Daniel J. Flannery, C. Ronald Huff, and Michael Manos --
Gang Member Demographics and Gang Subcultures / Irving A. Spergel --
Kids, Guns, and Violence: Conclusions and Implications / Joseph P. Sheley and James D. Wright --
'Race' Politics / Luis J. Rodriguez --
Students' Reports of School Crime: 1989 and 1995 / Kathryn A. Chandler, Christopher D. Chapman, Michael R. Rand, and Bruce M. Taylor --
Supremacy Crimes / Gloria Steinem --
I Prayed for Gun Control and Got Better Background Checks / Tonya M. Matthews --
4. The Violation of Body Space --
Violence Against Women: Physical and Mental Health Effects, Part I: Research Findings / Lisa A. Goodman, Mary P. Koss, and Nancy Felipe Russo --
Violence in Intimate Relationships: A Feminist Perspective / bell hooks --
Battering: Who's Going to Stop It? / Ann Jones --
Healthy Choices / Janice Mirikitani --
Acquaintance Rape: Revolution and Reaction / Paula Kamen --
An Assault on Sexual Identity / Michael Scarce --
Impact of Sexual Abuse on Children: A Review and Synthesis of Recent Empirical Studies / Kathleen A. Kendall-Tackett, Linda Meyer Williams, and David Finkelhor --
The Impossible / Bruce Weigl --
Abuse / Toi Derricotte --
5. Violence and Sports --
Sporting Masculinities: Gender Relations and the Body / Andrew Parker --
Sexuality and Power / Michael Messner and Donald Sabo --
Sports: When Winning Is the Only Thing, Can Violence Be Far Away? / Myriam Medzian --
Boyhood, Organized Sports, and the Construction of Masculinities / Michael A. Messner --
Our Guys: The Basement, Accusation and Denial / Bernard Lefkowitz --
The Boys, the Broomhandle, and the Retarded Girl / Alicia Ostriker --
6. Media Representation of Violence --
Sin and Redemption: The Sugar Ray Leonard Wife-Abuse Story / Mike Messner and William Solomon --
Why We Watch / Jeffrey Goldstein --
Sizing Up the Effects / Sissela Bok --
Aggression / Sissela Bok --
Predictors of Children's Interest in Violent Television Programs / Joanne Cantor and Amy I. Nathanson --
Lady Killers: Tough Enough? / Sherrie A. Inness --
7. Preventing Violence and Revisioning the Future --
What Works / and Why?, Joy Dryfoos --
Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools / Keving Dwyer, David Osher, and Cynthia Warger --
Guns, Gun Control, and Homicide: A Review of Research and Public Policy / Philip J. Cook and Mark H. Moore --
It's Only Art / Karen Finley --
Conclusion: Redefining Power / Terry Kupers --
How To Create Less Violent Societies / James Gilligan.