The Atlantic Monthly magazine ran a major article about recent outbreaks of mass hysteria in two United States schools apparently spread by Facebook. McFarland author and sociologist Robert Bartholomew, who lends his expertise to the article, “is is not surprised by the outbreak in the slightest.” Go here for the full article.
Books authored and coauthored by Robert Bartholomew:
Mass Hysteria in Schools: A Worldwide History Since 1566
The Martians Have Landed! A History of Media-Driven Panics and Hoaxes
