The bully society : school shootings and the crisis of bullying in America's schools (Intersections (New York NY))
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. Full description
- 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.