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Children: Ethnic and Political Violence‐a Commentary
Author(s) -
Cairns Ed,
Dawes Andy
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
child development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.103
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1467-8624
pISSN - 0009-3920
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8624.1996.tb01724.x
Subject(s) - ethnic group , psychology , politics , political violence , poison control , suicide prevention , developmental psychology , human factors and ergonomics , injury prevention , criminology , social psychology , anthropology , medical emergency , sociology , political science , medicine , law
The articles in this special section add significantly to our knowledge about the impact of ethnic and political violence on children. At the same time, these studies also illustrate some of the problems in this area and, in particular, draw attention to the many methodological difficulties researchers face in this domain. In this commentary, the authors consider both the contributions and limitations of the investigations included in this section, and make suggestions as to how the field may advance in the next decade.