School Shootings
. Ed(S): Boeckler, Nils; Sitzer, Peter; Heitmeyer, Wilhelm; Seeger, Thorsten
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Description for School Shootings
Paperback. This book reviews current theoretical approaches and empirical models; applies theories to international cases; critiques the influence of the media in portrayals of past events and effect on future events; and analyzes models for prevention and intervention. Editor(s): Boeckler, Nils; Sitzer, Peter; Heitmeyer, Wilhelm; Seeger, Thorsten. Num Pages: 560 pages, 20 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JKV; JMC; JMH; MB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 848.
School shootings are a topic of research in a variety of different disciplines—from psychology, to sociology to criminology, pedagogy, and public health—each with their own set of theories. Many of these theories are logically interconnected, while some differ widely and seem incompatible with each other, leading to divergent results about potential means of prevention. In this innovative work, leading researchers on the topic of school shootings introduce their findings and theoretical concepts in one combined systematic volume. The contributions to this work highlight both the complementary findings from different fields, as well as cases where they diverge or contradict ... Read more
School shootings are a topic of research in a variety of different disciplines—from psychology, to sociology to criminology, pedagogy, and public health—each with their own set of theories. Many of these theories are logically interconnected, while some differ widely and seem incompatible with each other, leading to divergent results about potential means of prevention. In this innovative work, leading researchers on the topic of school shootings introduce their findings and theoretical concepts in one combined systematic volume. The contributions to this work highlight both the complementary findings from different fields, as well as cases where they diverge or contradict ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781489995063
SKU
V9781489995063
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99-15
About . Ed(S): Boeckler, Nils; Sitzer, Peter; Heitmeyer, Wilhelm; Seeger, Thorsten
Nils Böckler is a member of the graduate college Group-focused Enmity which is founded by the German National Science Foundation and associated with the Institute for Interdisciplinary Research on Conflict and Violence at Bielefeld University. In his PhD-project (science of education) he deals with patterns of online-hate and online-radicalization with a main focus on juveniles. Thorsten Seeger is ... Read more
Reviews for School Shootings
From the reviews: “School Shootings: International Research, Case Studies, and Concepts for Prevention represents an important contribution to the emerging field of research on school rampage shootings, a field that draws from expertise in criminology, psychology, sociology, and media studies. … The volume fills a unique niche and provides a rich foundation for this emerging area of study. This ... Read more