I recently had the opportunity to preview a book that is
going to be published in October. “Shame Nation” takes an introspective look at
the rise of online hate and shaming both in the United States and around the
world. One of the facets of the book is to look at cyber bullying. This has
become an epidemic among school students that has unfortunately led to the
tragic suicides of a number of students.
The authors have defined shame in three parts:
“1) a painful emotion caused by consciousness of guilt,
shortcoming, or impropriety
2) a condition of humiliating disgrace or disrepute
3) something that brigs censure or reproach” (page 8)
As we approach the start of a new academic year, this book
is a MUST READ for teachers. We live in a society filled with negativity and
given that computer and cell phone use is so prolific, anyone (even teachers)
can become a an online victim almost instantaneously.
Monica Lewinsky will pen the foreword of this book. Her one
quote printed thus far observed “ There is a very personal price to public humiliation,
and the growth of the Internet jacked up that price.”
The authors of this important work are Sue Scheff and
Melissa Schorr. Both are published authors. Ms. Scheff is the founder of Parents
Universal Resource Experts and has been involved with working with teens.
Publication information’
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Price- $25.99
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-4926-4899-4
c. 2017 J. Margolis
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