Ceremonial violence : a psychological explanation of school shootings / Jonathan Fast.

Ceremonial Violence analyzes the Columbine high school shooting and four other cases and explains for the first time why teenagers commit school rampage shootings. In addition to these cases, Fast provides a detailed, clear narrative of the Columbine shootings. With his grasp of the elements of abno...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fast, Jonathan
Language:English
Published: Woodstock, N.Y. : Overlook Press, 2008.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
School violence > United States > Psychological aspects > Case studies.
Youth and violence > United States > Case studies.
School shootings > Social aspects > United States.
Columbine High School Massacre, Littleton, Colo., 1999.
Genre:
Case studies.
Physical Description:333 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • An overview
  • Case 1. Brenda Spencer: malignant narcissism
  • Case 2. Wayne Lo: identity confusion
  • Case 3. Evan Ramsey: childhood abuse
  • Case 4. Luke Woodham: socialization into extreme violence
  • Case 5. Eric Harris & Dylan Klebold: the shooting and the aftermath: grieving after an SR shooting
  • Reducing the incidence of SR shootings and school violence.