The bully society school shootings and the crisis of bullying in America's schools
Argues that the rise in school violence is the consequence of a society that promotes and encourages aggressive and competitive behavior, and proposes ways to transcend these destructive trends and stress compassion over bullying.
Main Author: | Klein, Jessie. |
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Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
New York :
New York University Press,
c2012.
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Series: |
Intersections (New York, N.Y.)
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Subjects: |
Summary: |
Argues that the rise in school violence is the consequence of a society that promotes and encourages aggressive and competitive behavior, and proposes ways to transcend these destructive trends and stress compassion over bullying. |
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Physical Description: |
xi, 307 p. ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-285) and index. |
ISBN: |
9780814748886 (cl : alk. paper) 0814748880 (cl : alk. paper) |