Violent masculinities as tropes for school shooters: The montréal massacre, the columbine attack, and rethinking schools

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1266-1285

  Tonso, Karen L ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Identity production; Masculinities; Peer groups; Schooling context

Indexed keywords

EID: 64749088650     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764209332545     Document Type: Article

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