The Bully Society: School Shootings and the Crisis of Bullying

The Bully Society: School Shootings and the Crisis of Bullying in America’s Schools (Intersections Book 6)

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In todayâ€™s schools, kids bullying kids is not an occasional occurrence but rather an everyday reality where children learn early that being sensitive, respectful, and kind earns them no respect. Jessie Klein makes the provocative argument that the rise of school shootings across America, and childhood aggression more broadly, are the consequences of a society that actually promotes aggressive and competitive behavior. The Bully Society is a call to reclaim Americaâ€™s schools from the vicious cycle of aggression that threatens our children and our society at large.
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Heartbreaking interviews illuminate how both boys and girls obtain status by acting â€œmasculineâ€â€”displaying aggression at one anotherâ€™s expense as both students and adults police one another to uphold gender stereotypes. Klein shows that the aggressive ritual of gender policing in American culture creates emotional damage that perpetuates violence through revenge, and that this cycle is the main cause of not only the many school shootings that have shocked America, but also related problems in schools, manifesting in high rates of suicide, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, self-cutting, truancy, and substance abuse. After two decades working in schools as a school social worker and professor, Klein proposes ways to transcend these destructive trendsâ€”transforming school bully societies into compassionate communities.Â
Country USA
Manufacturer NYU Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2012-03-16
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	NYU Press
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2012-03-16
Format	Kindle eBook

The Bully Society: School Shootings and the Crisis of Bullying in America’s Schools (Intersections Book 6)

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