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 |
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New York :
New York University Press,
c2012.
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| Series: |
Intersections (New York, N.Y.)
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| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: the gender police
- Social status wars
- Masculinity and white supremacy
- Violence against girls
- Gay bashing
- Girl bashing
- Cyber-bullying
- Adult bullies
- The bully economy
- America is from Mars, Europe is from Venus
- Creating kinder schools and cyberspaces
- Conclusion: from a bully society to compassionate communities.