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.
RésuméComment expliquer les événements violents choquants mais rares tels que les tueries commises par des personnes ordinaires sans passé criminel ? Le fait que les auteurs de ces actes possèdent des armes, soient victimes de harcèlement moral, aient une personnalité introvertie ou subissent un échec dans leur carrière ne contribue pas à leur explication étant donné qu’il s’agit là de facteurs très largement répandus. Un indice plus probant est que de telles attaques sont préparées en secret par un ou deux individus avant d’être mises à exécution contre des personnes choisies au hasard représentant une identité collective haïe. Les tueurs de masse se construisent une arrièrescène au tréfonds d’eux-mêmes sur laquelle ils préparent leur attaque de manière obsessionnelle et cherchent à surmonter leur infériorité sociale et leur isolation par un sentiment d’excitation cachée.
ZusammenfassungAufsehenerregende aber seltene Gewaltereignisse wie Massentötungen, die nicht von Schwerverbrechern begangen werden, können mit Hilfe weit verbreiteter Faktoren wie Waffenbesitz, Mobbing, introvertierter Persönlichkeit oder berufliches Scheitern nicht erklärt werden. Derartige Angriffe werden von einem oder zwei Individuen im Verborgenen vorbereitet und gegen zufällig ausgewählte Personen durchgeführt, die stellvertretend für eine verhasste Gruppe von Menschen stehen. Massenmörder schaffen sich eine verborgene Hinterbühne, auf der sie ihren Angriff wie besessen vorbereiten und ihre soziale Unterlegenheit und Isolation durch ein Gefühl von verborgener Erregung zu überwinden suchen.
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Additional informationRandall Collins, born in 1941, is Dorothy Swaine Thomas Professor of Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. His research include interaction rituals as well as micro and macro patterns of violence. He has recently published Violence: A Micro-sociological Theory (Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2008).
About this article Cite this articleCollins, R. Micro-sociology of mass rampage killings. Rev synth 135, 405–420 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11873-014-0250-2
Published: 01 September 2014
Issue Date: December 2014
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11873-014-0250-2
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