On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society
by Dave Grossman
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Author: Dave GrossmanEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1996-11-01
ISBN: 0316330116
Number of pages: 400
Publisher: Back Bay Books
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- ISBN13: 9780316330114
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Book Review: A superb dissection of our current problem with violence
Summary: 5 Stars
At a time when high-profile juvenile killers fill the airwaves, Grossman's book sheds some useful light on what is going on. It's not availability of guns -- guns were much *more* available fifty years ago, yet teen school killers were unknown! As Grossman points out, even soldiers who are given guns and ordered to kill find it difficult. To make it easier for them, the military have developed various programs of conditioning and desensitization to overcome their inborn human resistance to killing fellow humans. Sadly, Grossman points out, we have replicated these programs almost exactly in violent movies and videogames, causing inhibitions against killing to be much lower among civilians than they used to be. Grossman's work should be at the center of discussion regarding violence in contemporary society.
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