{"product_id":"copycat-effect-how-the-media-and-popular-culture-trigger-the-mayhem-in-tomorrows-headlines-original-paperback","title":"Copycat Effect: How the Media and Popular Culture Trigger the Mayhem in Tomorrow's Headlines (Original) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLoren L. Coleman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVIOLENCE BEGETS VIOLENCE BEGETS VIOLENCE...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A disturbed student shoots up his classroom -- and suddenly a wave of mass murder is sweeping through our nation's schools. A young child is taken from her home -- and for months afterward child abductions are frantically reported on an almost daily basis. A surfer is attacked by a shark -- and the public spends an entire summer fearing an onslaught of the deadly underwater predators. Why do the terrible events we see in the media always seem to lead to more of the same? \u003cbr\u003e Noted author and cultural behaviorist Loren Coleman explores how the media's over-saturated coverage of murders, suicides, and deadly tragedies makes an impact on our society. This is \u003ci\u003eThe Copycat Effect\u003c\/i\u003e -- the phenomenon through which violent events spawn violence of the same type. \u003cbr\u003e From recognizing the emerging patterns of the Copycat Effect, to how we can deal with and counteract its consequences as individuals and as a culture, Loren Coleman has uncovered a tragic flaw of the information age -- a flaw which must be corrected before the next ripples of violence spread.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLoren Coleman, M.S.W., \u003c\/b\u003e has researched the Copycat Effect for more than two decades. Coleman has been an adjunct professor at various universities in New England since 1980 and a senior researcher with the Muskie School for Public Policy. He is currently the primary consultant for the State of Maine's Youth Suicide Prevention Initiative. The author, coauthor, or editor of more than twenty books, including the critically acclaimed work \u003ci\u003eSuicide Clusters, \u003c\/i\u003e lives in Portland, Main\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 7.12 x 5.03 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 14, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42131926515847,"sku":"9780743482233","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/a93f875bbae3a425dae1a8b3b2991688.webp?v=1732622454","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/copycat-effect-how-the-media-and-popular-culture-trigger-the-mayhem-in-tomorrows-headlines-original-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}