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The crisis of school violence : a new perspective / Marianna King.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2021]Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 342 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 1609176545
  • 9781609176549
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Crisis of school violence.DDC classification:
  • 371.7/82 23
LOC classification:
  • LB3013.3 .K494 2021
  • LB3013.3 .K494 2021eb
Online resources:
Contents:
The causes of violence: standard explanations -- Standard practices -- Paolo Freire and the question of human nature -- The culture of violence -- The culture of school violence -- School shooters: more lethal than ever -- Media reality -- Fun and games -- Brain response to electronic media and games -- The future of violence -- What we can do: the opportunity.
Summary: "The book investigates human nature and its relation to aggressive behavior. It describes the culture of violence that generates a culture of school violence, taking into account psychological and neuroscientific research exploring the effects of violent entertainment media on the brain and on behavior"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
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eBook eBook e-Library EBSCO Social Science Available
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The causes of violence: standard explanations -- Standard practices -- Paolo Freire and the question of human nature -- The culture of violence -- The culture of school violence -- School shooters: more lethal than ever -- Media reality -- Fun and games -- Brain response to electronic media and games -- The future of violence -- What we can do: the opportunity.

"The book investigates human nature and its relation to aggressive behavior. It describes the culture of violence that generates a culture of school violence, taking into account psychological and neuroscientific research exploring the effects of violent entertainment media on the brain and on behavior"-- Provided by publisher.

Print version record.

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