Rampage
The Social Roots of School Shootings
Published on 4. May 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
424 pages
978-0-465-05104-5 (ISBN)
Description
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 of disconnected teens, but this important book argues that the roots of violence are deeply entwined in the communities themselves. Rampage challenges the loner theory" of school violence and shows why so many adults and students miss the warning signs that could prevent it.
Reviews / Votes
"School administrators, teachers, school boards, parents and others would be well advised to place Rampage high on their summer reading lists." Boston Globe"More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
697 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-465-05104-5 (9780465051045)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Book
02/2004
Basic Books
€39.80
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Persons
Katherine S. Newman is the Malcolm Wiener Professor of Urban Studies at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government and Dean of Social Science at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. She lives in Newton, MA. Cybelle Fox is a doctoral candidate in the Sociology and Social Policy Program at Harvard University. David Harding is a doctoral candidate in the Sociology and Social Policy Program at Harvard University. Jal Mehta is a doctoral candidate in the Sociology and Social Policy Program at Harvard University. Wendy Roth is a doctoral candidate in the Sociology and Social Policy Program at Harvard University.