Background
Pilisuk, Marc was born on January 19, 1934 in New York City. Son of Louis and Charlotte (Feferholtz) Pilisuk.
( Military, economic, and environmental violence in the e...)
Military, economic, and environmental violence in the era of globalization cause immense suffering and may ultimately threaten the existence of life as we know it, but author Pilisuk explains that the future can change if we understand and act upon the roots of violence. A professor emeritus of psychology and human and community development, Pilisuk explains how most violence is the product of a human-built social order in which some people and institutions control most of the resources, make the decisions that necessitate violence, and operate with minimal accountability. The common root of war, poverty, environmental destruction, and other forms of violence is spotlighted. Such violence, says Pilisuk, is a natural consequence of a system inordinately influenced by a relatively small, interconnected group of corporate, military, and government leaders with the power to instill fear, to increase their excessive fortunes, and to restrict information, particularly about their own clandestine dealings. This text includes scholarship hailing from across disciplines, combined with information from investigative journalism, and insights from nonprofit watchdog groups, all shedding light on centralized power and its effects. Pilisuk presents material including the range of tactics used to manipulate and destroy adversaries, the human capacity to kill as a challenge, and how media is used by powerful groups to manipulate fear and maintain their power. Here, readers find solid social science to support what whistleblowers and social critics are observing about a system that needs change.
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(A wide ranging work showing how breakdown of social suppo...)
A wide ranging work showing how breakdown of social support networks affects the physical and psychological health of individuals and society.
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Pilisuk, Marc was born on January 19, 1934 in New York City. Son of Louis and Charlotte (Feferholtz) Pilisuk.
Bachelor, Queens College, 1955. Master of Arts, University Michigan, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1961.
Assistant professor, associate research psychologist University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1961-1965, founder teach-in, 1965. Associate professor Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1965-1967. Professor-in-residence University of California, Berkeley, 1967-1977.
Professor community psychology University of California, Davis, 1977.
Visiting professor University of California, Wright Institute, 1991. Consultant Center for Self Help Research, Berkeley, California,1991-1993.
Professor psychology Saybrook Institute and Graduate Center, San Francisco, 1993.
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Fellow: American Psychological Association (president division peace psychology 1996-1997, cadre experts on violence, Presidential award 2005, Lifetime Contribution award 2005), American Orthopsychiat. Association, Society for Psychological Study Social Issues (council, Sage award 2004-2005). Member: American Civil Liberties Union (Distng.
Service award 2010), American Public Health Association, Faculty for Human Rights in Central America, Psychologists for Social Responsibility (advisory board member, Distinguished Service award 2001, Anthony Marsalla Peace and Justice award 2006), American Society on Aging, Society for Community Research and Action.
Married Phyllis East. Kamen, June 16, 1956. Children: Tammy, Jeff.