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Rampage: The Social Roots of School Shootings
Rampage The Social Roots of School Shootings
Author: Katherine S. Newman, Cybelle Fox, Wendy Roth, Jal Mehta, David J. Harding
The first study to examine why violence erupts in America's small towns and suburbs--and what can be done to prevent it. In the last decade, school shootings have decimated communities and terrified parents, teachers, and children in even the most "family friendly" American towns and suburbs. These tragedies appear to be the spontaneous acts o...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781435292758
ISBN-10: 1435292758
Publication Date: 5/29/2008
Pages: 399
Edition: Reprint
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Scholarly look at school shootings. The focus is mainly on the shootings in Westside (Jonesboro), Arkansas, and Heath (Paducah), Kentucky. It's not the easiest read because of the academic language and the web of citations and careful hedging of statements that the scholarly style entails. But the way the authors dig into the ways that teenagers interact with each other and the adults and institutions around them is fascinating. Also admirable is the authors conclusion that there is no single, easy to spot reason (like playing violent video games or wearing black or being a nerd) for school shootings, but that these events are outgrowths of a complex interaction of factors, for which there is no simple solution. A worthwhile read for those interested in how young people interact with American culture and how that influences their development and relationships.