Essays about: "mass shootings"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words mass shootings.
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1. Does media coverage of mass shootings contribute to copycats? : A systematic literature review
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS)Abstract : This thesis provides a systematic literature review in order to accumulate and analyze previous research concerning the role of mass media's coverage of mass shootings in regards to copycats. Previous research indicates mass shootings are crimes where perpetrators take inspiration from one another and subsequently imitate each other. READ MORE
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2. STRAIN, COPING AND VIOLENCE IN THE CASE OF ELLIOT RODGER : A QUALITATIVE CONTENT ANALYSIS
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kriminologi (KR)Abstract : Elliot Rodger, a 22-year-old student, carried out the Day of Retribution in Isla Vista, California, leaving six dead and fourteen wounded, before taking his own life. There here have been numerous attempts to explain his behavior including claims of him having features of autism spectrum disorder, traits of psychopathy and psychotic symptoms, narcissism, depression, fragile masculinity, and deviant sexual fantasies. READ MORE
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3. Guns and Clauses : On the epidemic of American mass shootings
University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The matter of mass shootings is a widely discussed topic all over the USA, and what is frequently given as a reason to the high number of mass shootings is the lack of background checks and the generally lax gun policies in the USA. But can mass shootings in the USA be impeded by controllaws and if so, how? What other possible ways of impeding mass shootings are there? What other possible ways to impede mass shootings are there? How does public opinion affect the possibility to adopt new gun restrictions in the USA? This thesis examines, using a path-dependent perspective, what role the American gun policy has in creating mass shootings, and whether creating stricter gunlaws could make a desired difference in decreasing the number of fatal mass shootings. READ MORE
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4. Literature Review of Mass Shooters' Motivations. Intersectional Perspective
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS)Abstract : The crimes of mass shooting have occurred with more frequency and regularity over the last ten years. The literature has included many new studies using intersectional analysis that promise a new approach to analysing the motivations of mass shooters. READ MORE
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5. Deadly Gun Violence : A Critical Discourse Analysis of Possible Ideological Influences on the Framing of a Mass Shooting
University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskapAbstract : Statistics show that the number of mass shootings and involved fatalities have drastically increased over the last five years. The framing of these attacks in the mass media has a substantial impact on the public opinion on the causes of shootings, possible prevention methods and gun control in general. READ MORE
