The columbine shootings and the discourse of fear

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1354-1370

  Altheide, David L ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fear; Propaganda; School shootings; Social control; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

EID: 65449132461     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764209332552     Document Type: Article

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