Eric Harris Massacre Sociology

Psychology

Three questions phycologist would ask about Eric Harris & Dylan Klebold to understand the reason for committing the massacre is firstly, “what was the mental state of them before the crime?” secondly “Did they have an abusive childhood(trauma/abuse)?” thirdly “did they have mental disorders? (chemical imbalance in the brain affecting behaviour?”. Continuing a phycologist would ask these questions because, phycology is the study of the individuals mind and mental state knowing their mental state and childhood allows the psychologist to seek a greater understanding of their individual experiences, emotions, thinking behaviour, learning and development. Further, an example would be that, the abusive environment/upbringing of Klebold and Harris could have impacted their mental process because their experience throughout could develop their mind to find a solution for their problem through violence. These questions could also allow us to if Harris and Klebold were mentally ill or just wanting to kill.

Sociology

(popular, outcast etc.) secondly, they would ask “what influence their aggressive behaviour?” thirdly “how were their social interactions?”. Following, a sociologist would ask these questions because firstly, knowing their social status & interactions would allow us to have a better understanding of their social structure what/how something would influence their social behaviour. Continuing, an example of this would-be Harris and Klebold being social outcast, this they would often get made fun of, further this could have been the reasons leading to their aggressive behaviours, this identifying their social structure in