TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Lonnie Athens revisited: The social construction of violence
JO  - Aggression and violent behavior
A1  - Twersky Glasner, Aviva
SP  - 281
EP  - 285
VL  - 18
IS  - 2
N2  - Researchers are continually looking for the definitive answer to the question of what causes violence; whether it is a product of biology or socialization or, perhaps, a bit of both. Lonnie Athens, a criminologist, is known primarily for his theory about the unique transforming process gone through by individuals to become dangerous, violent offenders. Athens, himself, said that discourse about the etiologies of violent behavior cannot be broken down into a dichotomous model; either bio-physiological or socialization, but rather should be conceptualized more holistically. This paper analyzes Athens's theory within a greater context of leading theories about violence.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 1359-1789
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2012.11.020
ID  - ref1
ER  -