Rampage

by Newman, Katherine S.

• ISBN13: 9780465051045
• ISBN10: 0465051049
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-05-03
• Publisher: BASIC BOOKS

Summary

In the last decade, school shootings have decimated communities and terrified parents, teachers, and children in even the most "family friendly" American towns and suburbs. These tragedies appear to be the spontaneous acts of disconnected teens, but this important book argues that the roots of violence are deeply entwined in the communities themselves. Rampage challenges the "loner theory" of school violence and shows why so many adults and students miss the warning signs that could prevent it.

Author Biography

Katherine S. Newman is the Malcolm Wiener Professor of Urban Studies at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government and Dean of Social Science at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. She lives in Newton, MA. Cybelle Fox is a doctoral candidate in the Sociology and Social Policy Program at Harvard University. David Harding is a doctoral candidate in the Sociology and Social Policy Program at Harvard University. Jal Mehta is a doctoral candidate in the Sociology and Social Policy Program at Harvard University. Wendy Roth is a doctoral candidate in the Sociology and Social Policy Program at Harvard University.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
PART ONE
1 Explosions	3	(19)
2 The Shooters	22	(25)
3 Explaining Rampage School Shootings	47	(30)
PART TWO
4 Under the Radar	77	(34)
5 The Underbelly of Social Capital	111	(15)
6 The Stranglehold of Adolescent Culture	126	(29)
7 Why Kids Don't Tell	155	(24)
PART THREE
8 Blame and Forgiveness	179	(28)
9 Picking Up the Pieces	207	(22)
10 Testing the Theory	229	(42)
11 Prevention, Intervention, and Coping with School Shootings	271	(28)
Epilogue: What Became of the Shooters	299	(8)
Appendix A: Data Table for Chapter 10	307	(12)
Appendix B: Qualitative Research Design	319	(10)
Appendix C: Quantitative Data and Methods	329	(6)
Notes	335	(54)
Index	389