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Citation

Collins R. Rev. Synth. 2014; 135(4): 405-420.

Vernacular Title

Microsociologie des tueries Zur mikrosoziologie von massentötungen bei amokläufen.

Affiliation

University of Pennsylvania, 3718 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA, 19104-6299, USA, collinsr@sas.upenn.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s11873-014-0250-2

PMID

25179819

Abstract

Spectacular but very rare violent events such as mass killings by habitual non-criminals cannot be explained by factors which are very widespread, such as possession of firearms, being a victim of bullying, an introvert, or a career failure. A stronger clue is clandestine preparation of attack by one or two individuals, against randomly chosen representatives of a hated collective identity. Mass killers develop a deep back-stage, obsessed with planning their attack, overcoming social inferiority and isolation by an emotion of clandestine excitement.


Language: en

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