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EvilJulia Shaw

Evil

2019304 pages
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4 editions
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Dr. Julia Shaw, a criminal psychologist uses the latest scientific research to offer a more enlightened and nuanced explanation for why people behave so badly and how we can prevent evil acts by understanding more profoundly how such acts come about - and what truly makes us evil. From our obsession with serial killers to violence in pop culture, we seem drawn to the stories of monstrous acts and the aberrant people who commit them. Shaw argues that evil is relative, rooted in our unique cultures. What one may consider normal, like sex before marriage, eating meat, or being a banker, others…

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4 editions
  • Hardcover · English · 2019
    Harry N. Abrams · 288 pages · 9781419729492
  • Other · English · 2020
    Abrams, Inc. · 320 pages · 9781419735196
  • Other · English · 2019
    ABRAMS (Ignition) · 9781683352082
  • Other · English · 2019
    Brilliance Audio · 9781978629585
Good and evilCriminal behaviorCriminal psychologySOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / GeneralPHILOSOPHY / Good & EvilPSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / General