The bully society : school shootings and the crisis of bullying in America's schools / Jessie Klein.

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Klein, Jessie
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : New York University, ©2012[2011]
Subjects:
Bullying > United States.
Bullying in schools > United States.
School shootings > United States.
School discipline > United States.
Physical Description:xi, 307 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • 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
  • Appendix: methodology
  • Notes
  • Index
  • About the author.