Corrupted Research

During sociology this week we focused mainly on a certain article in class. The article we read for this week dealt with reasons why white middle class males kill. Most researchers believe that these killing sprees go on due to mental issues. However, recent sociological research has led observers to believe otherwise. These children are raised in environments that cultivate this sort of behavior. The boys are usually facing some kind of bullying during school and come home to parents who promote violent habits. Also, the boys living in these environments are taught to always conform and follow the social norm. To those around them, it isn't alright to look or act abnormal. Many of kids can't handle this level of pressure and as a result, face abuse from those commenting on their abnormalities. It isn't always the kids themselves who are mentally insane, instead, it actually has more do with these aspects of their lives. In a lot of the shooting cases, the students didn't show any remorse after what they had done. They targeted the people in their lives who had done them wrong and these people were usually their attackers or bullies. I'm not trying to make it seem like the events going on in these situations should be deemed as okay because of the environment the boys grew up in. I'm just offering a reason for WHY this happened. Now, hopefully, school officials will use this information to learn how to prevent shootings.