Ceremonial Violence
Publisher: Overlook Hardcover; Overlook Press
Published: July 31, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9781590200476
Subjects: Violence in Society; Social Science / Violence in Society; Social Science; Sociology
Description: Ceremonial Violence analyzes the Columbine high school shooting and four other cases and explains for the first time why teenagers commit school rampage shootings. In addition to these cases, Fast provides a detailed, clear narrative of the Columbine 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.