Ceremonial violence: a psychological explanation of school shootings

Ceremonial Violence analyzes the Columbine high school shooting and four other cases and explains for the first time why teenagers commit school rampage shootings. With his grasp of the elements of abnormal psychology, developmental psychology, sociology, and neurology that contribute to the homicid...

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1. VerfasserIn: Fast, Jonathan (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Fast, Jonathan David
Medienart: Druck Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Woodstock [u.a.] Overlook Press 2008
In:Jahr: 2008
Ausgabe:1. ed.
Bestand in Tübingen:In Tübingen vorhanden.
UB: KB 20 A 3415
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Schlagwörter:
Columbine High School Massacre, Littleton, Colo., 1999
School Shootings > Social aspects > United States
School Violence > United States > Psychological aspects > Case studies
Schusswaffe > Tötung
USA > Schule > Amok > Geschichte 1974-1999 > Psychologie
Youth and violence > United States > Case studies
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Zusammenfassung:Ceremonial Violence analyzes the Columbine high school shooting and four other cases and explains for the first time why teenagers commit school rampage shootings. With his grasp of the elements of abnormal psychology, developmental psychology, sociology, and neurology that contribute to the homicidal mindset, Fast offers us a means of understanding and coming to terms with these tragedies.--From publisher description
Beschreibung:333 S.
ISBN:1590200470
9781590200476