Title The bully society : school shootings and the crisis of bullying in America's schools / Jessie Klein.

Publication Info.	New York : New York University Press, [2012]
	©2012

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Description	xi, 307 pages ; 24 cm.
Series	Intersections : transdisciplinary perspectives on genders and sexualities
	Intersections (New York, N.Y.)
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-285) and index.
Contents	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.
Summary	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.
Subject	Bullying -- United States.
	Bullying.
	United States.
	Bullying in schools -- United States.
	Bullying in schools.
	School shootings -- United States.
	School shootings.
	School discipline -- United States.
	School discipline.
	Bullying.
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