Failure to hold : the politics of school violence / Julie A. Webber.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Webber, Julie A., 1972-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School violence--Social aspects--United States.

School violence.

School shootings--Social aspects--United States.

School shootings.

Youth and violence--United States.

Youth and violence.

Social aspects.

United States.

Physical Description:

x, 221 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [2003]

Summary:

Underscores the impossible mission that the U.S. public attempts to impose on students in schools: to contain the anger and rage that they feel toward society.

Contents:

Introduction: Fantasy, Compliance, and Rage in a Postauthority World 1

Part I Triggering Rage: Cases of Motivation As Determined by Public Reaction to School Shootings 17

1 West Paducah, Kentucky: The Basketball Diaries As Predatory Culture 25

2 Jonesboro, Arkansas: Guns and Their Seductive Qualities 45

3 Springfield, Oregon: The Law of the Father and Homicidal Rage 69

Part II Theories of Violence in Politics and Society 91

4 Witnessing and Salvation at School 93

5 Why Can't We Be Deweyan Citizens? 117

6 The "Facilitating Environment" and Generational Change 143

7 Heroism and Mastery As Models of Reproductive Anxiety in Education 167

Conclusion: Post-Columbine

Reflections on Youth Violence As a National Movement 189.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-207) and index.

ISBN:

074251983X

0742519848

OCLC:

50143732