One of the roots of our misunderstanding of the psychology of the battlefield lies in the misapplication of the fight-or-fight model to the stresses of the battlefield.
An edition of On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society
(1995)
On Killing
The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society
Rev. ed.
by Dave Grossman, Dave Grossman, and Lt Grossman
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The good news is that most soldiers are loath to kill. But armies have developed sophisticated ways of overcoming this instinctive aversion. And contemporary civilian society, particularly the media, replicates the army's conditioning techniques, and, according to Lt. Col. Dave Grossman's thesis, is responsible for our rising rate of murder among the young. Upon its initial publication, On Killing was hailed as a landmark study of the techniques the military uses to overcome the powerful reluctance to kill, of how killing affects soldiers, and of the societal implications of escalating violence. Now, Grossman has updated this classic work to include information on 21st-century military conflicts, recent trends in crime, suicide bombings, school shootings, and more. - Publisher.
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Combat, Homicide, Military Psychology, Psychological aspects, Psychological aspects of Combat, Psychological aspects of Homicide, Psychological aspects of Violence, Psychology, Military, Social aspects, Social aspects of Violence, Violence, Psychology, Tötung, War, Krieg, Militärpsychologie, Armed Conflicts, Psychologie, Fremder Feind, Mord, War and society, Violence, psychological aspects, Psychological warfare, Murder, War, psychological aspects, Psychology, militaryShowing 20 featured editions. View all 20 editions?
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Matar: El coste psicológico de aprender a matar en la guerra y en la sociedad
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On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society
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On killing: the psychological cost of learning to kill in war and society
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Table of Contents
Killing and the existence of resistance : a world of virgins studying sex
Killing and combat trauma : the role of killing in psychiatric casualties
Killing and physical distance : from a distance, you don't look anything like a friend
An anatomy of killing : all factors considered
Killing and atrocities : "no honor here, no virtue"
The killing response stages
Killing in Vietnam : what have we done to our soldiers?
Killing in America : what are we doing to our children?
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [353]-358) and index.
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| September 24, 2014 | Edited by Bryan Tyson | Edited without comment. |
| January 28, 2012 | Edited by Sang D'encre | fixed title capitallisation and added some info |
| January 28, 2012 | Edited by Sang D'encre | Added new cover |
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