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

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:
Physical Description:xi, 307 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book

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505 0 |a 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. 
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