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Defining Mass Shootings

Defining Mass Shootings

Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 18
ISBN13: 9781799839163|ISBN10: 1799839168|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799867678|EISBN13: 9781799839170
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-3916-3.ch001
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Selina E.M. Kerr. "Defining Mass Shootings." Examining Gun Regulations, Warning Behaviors, and Policies to Prevent Mass Shootings, IGI Global, 2021, pp.1-18. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-3916-3.ch001

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S. Kerr (2021). Defining Mass Shootings. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-3916-3.ch001

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Selina E.M. Kerr. "Defining Mass Shootings." In Examining Gun Regulations, Warning Behaviors, and Policies to Prevent Mass Shootings. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-3916-3.ch001

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Abstract

This chapter interrogates public understandings of mass shootings. First of all, gun violence statistics for the United States are compared with those in other developed countries. The varying definitions and trends of mass shooting are shown to be problematic in trying to gain an accurate understanding of the phenomenon. Discussed is the history of mass shootings in the United States from “going postal” attacks occurring in post offices and workplace massacres through to school shootings and mass shootings in public places. Possible reasons why the United States has the highest number of mass shootings are deliberated. Hofstede's often-quoted cultural model is used to discuss two national characteristics: high levels of individualism and low power distance between social groups. Other factors highlighted relate to Harding, Fox, and Mehta's model about influencers of school shootings, as well as notions of extreme masculinity which are often expressed via misogynistic behavior.

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