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Ceremonial violence : a psychological explanation of school shootings / Jonathan Fast, Ph. D.

Summary:

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9781590200476
ISBN: 1590200470
Physical Description: 333 pages ; 24 cm
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Woodstock, NY : Overlook Press, 2008.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-327) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

An overview -- Case 2: Brenda Spencer : conduct disorder, malignant narcissism, brain damage and disinhibition -- Case 4: Wayne Lo : identity confusion, cycle of violence -- Case 8: Evan Ramsey : childhood abuse, environmental stressors (the school system from hell), parental alcoholism & foster care, impulsive anger -- Case 9: Luke Woodham : socialization into extreme violence -- Case 13: Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold : events leading to the Columbine shooting : stigma, relocation stress -- Case 13: the shooting and the aftermath: grieving, memorializing -- Reducing the incidence of SR shootings and school violence.