The Bully Society : : School Shootings and the Crisis of Bullying in America's Schools

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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.
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.

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PUBLISHED
New York : New York University Press, c2012.
Year Published: 2012
Description: xi, 307 p. ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780814748886
0814748880

SUBJECTS
Bullying.
Bullying in schools.
School shootings.
School discipline.