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- All-American Massacre : The Tragic Role of American Culture and Society in Mass Shootings / by Madfis, Eric,editor.; Lankford, Adam,1979-editor.;
Part I: Editor's introduction -- Part II: Shooting and American masculinities -- Part III: Mass shootings and white supremacy in America -- Part IV: Mass shootings and American mass media and social media -- Part V: Mass shootings and American politics -- Part VI: Mass shootings and American education -- Part VII: Mass shootings, firearms, and mental health in America.What elements of contemporary American life contribute to the United States having the greatest number and highest share of public mass shootings around the globe? The editors and contributors to All-American Massacre seek to answer this question by exploring how masculinity, racism, politics, media, fame, education, gun culture, and mental health influence the causes of mass shootings in the United States. With a specific focus on exploring how American culture, institutions, and social structures influence the circumstances, frequency, and severity of mass shootings in the United States, All-American Massacre advances emerging theoretical perspectives and forges fresh approaches, new research questions, and innovative data and conclusions. Bringing together pioneering scholars, this groundbreaking compilation of research and analysis identifies the social roots of this insidious threat and prompts new reflections on how we can stop the seemingly endless cycle of horror and death.All-American Massacre helps clarify the unique nature and salience of mass shootings in American life. Contributors: Melanie Brazzell, Tristan Bridges, Ryan Broll, F. Chris Curran, Sarah E. Daly, Salvatore D'Angelo, James Densley, Tom Diaz, Scott Duxbury, Benjamin W. Fisher, Betsy Friauf, Emma E. Fridel, Celene Fuller, Daniel Gascón, Patrick J. Gauding, Brooke Miller Gialopsos, Simon Gottschalk, Donald P. Haider-Markel, Stephanie Howells, Cheryl Lero Jonson, Mark R. Joslyn, Jessie Klein, Aaron Kupchik, Alison J. Marganski, Melissa M. Moon, Kristen J. Neville, Jaimee Nix, Daniel Okamura, Patrick F. Parnaby, Jillian Peterson, Michael Phillips, Paul Reeping, Jason R. Silva, William A. Stadler, Lindsay Steenberg, Tara Leigh Tober, Jillian J. Turanovic, Abigail Vegter, Stanislav Vysotsky, Lacey N. Wallace and the editorsDescription based on print version record.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.- Subjects: Social problems;
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- All-American massacre : the tragic role of American culture and society in mass shootings / by Madfis, Eric,editor.; Lankford, Adam,1979-editor.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In this edited collection, topic experts report on the social and cultural roots of various motivations and correlates of American mass shootings. The examinations of each contributing social problem center the question of why mass shootings are such an American phenomenon"--- Subjects: Mass shootings; Social problems;
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