Pathways to Peace : Forty Steps to a Less Violent America
by Cerva, Victor La, M.D.Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2000-02-01
Publisher(s): Alexander Books
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Summary
Forty steps to a less violent America. With practical guidelines that range from bullyproofing children to exploring the essence of peacemaking, this book offers timely insights and constructive resources for decreasing violence in our homes, schools, and communities.
Author Biography
Victor La Cerva, MD, has been actively working in violence prevention for more than ten years. The father of two daughters and an avid practitioner of Aikido, he is currently medical director of the Family Health Bureau of the New Mexico Department of Health, and holds a clinical faculty appointment with the Department of Pediatrics at the University of New Mexico Medical School.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. 11 |
| Opening Thoughts | p. 13 |
| The Way of Reality | p. 15 |
| Stop the Violets! | |
| Visualize Whirled Peas | |
| Women Who Seek to Be Equal to Men Lack Ambition | |
| Instant Fool: Just Add Alcohol | |
| I Have PMS and a Handgun ... Any Questions? | |
| Some Men Break More Than Their Girlfriends' Hearts | |
| Aqui Estamos, Aqui Quedamos, Non Nos Vamos | |
| Turn It Off and Tune In | |
| The Way of Confusion | p. 41 |
| My, How Times Have Changed! | |
| Children Should Be Seen, Heard, and Believed | |
| Minds Are Like Parachutes: They Function Only When Open | |
| If You Don't Know Where You're Headed, You'll End Up Someplace Else | |
| The Way of Acceptance | p. 57 |
| Ten Steps to Personal Power | |
| Appreciate the Anatomy of Anger | |
| Color the Flow of Grief | |
| Clarify the Cloak of Fear | |
| Explore the Essence of Joy | |
| Produce Less Stress | |
| Tame the Wild Horse of Mind | |
| Attend to the Spiritual | |
| Nurture Your Healing Self | |
| Commit to Communicate | |
| Establish a Place of Peace Within | |
| The Way of the Peacemaker | p. 99 |
| Ten Steps to Family Peace | |
| Practice Positive Discipline | |
| Expand Emotional Fluency | |
| Approach Conflict with a Win-Win Attitude | |
| Create Connections | |
| Emphasize Essential Values | |
| Minimize Media Exposure | |
| Avoid Victimization | |
| Keep Celebrating Diversity | |
| Engage in Bullyproofing | |
| Reinforce Resiliency | |
| The Way of Creativity | p. 151 |
| Ten Steps to Community Involvement | |
| Create More Kodak Moments in the Community Commons | |
| Reach Out and Mentor Someone | |
| Envision Schools As Caring Communities | |
| Act on the Assumption That Schools Deserve to Be Safe | |
| Transcend Traditional Beliefs | |
| Invent New Forms of Compassionate Service | |
| Value People in the Workplace | |
| Invite Collaborative Business "Ventures" | |
| Team Up for Crisis Intervention | |
| Yield to the Need for Arks of Peace | |
| The Way To Understand | p. 189 |
| Ten Steps through the Consciousness of Culture | |
| Underscore Universal Support | |
| Neutralize Gun Violence | |
| Demonstrate to Educate | |
| Enlighten the Media | |
| Reinvent Friendship, Restitution, and Pilgrimage | |
| Staff a National Peacekeeping Corps | |
| Teach Men to Talk | |
| Apply Mediation Anytime and Everywhere | |
| Nurture a Peaceable Imagination | |
| Declare Your Intentions | |
| The Way Of Change | p. 233 |
| From Doing Time to Doing Peace | |
| Forging New Trails | |
| Technical References | p. 241 |
| Index | p. 243 |
| About the Author | p. 253 |
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