Bullying: A Reference Handbook
byJessie Klein, PhD, MSW, MEd, is an Adelphi University (AU) associate professor of sociology and criminal justice and founder and director of the Creating Compassionate Communities program supported by the AU Center for Health Innovation.
20191231
ABC-CLIO
Pages | 430 |
Topics | Bullycide;Clementi, Trevor;Cyberbullying;Empathy-Building Games;Gay-Bashing;Lady Gaga;Meier, Megan;Olweus Prevention Project;Prevention vs. Punishment;Prince, Phoebe;Violence Against Girls;Current Events and Issues;Psychology |
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This volume explains how bullying became a problem in schools and what can be done about it. It also points readers to additional resources among the many that exist on the topic that will help them to fully understand it.
Bullying: A Reference Handbook opens with a background and history of school bullying before diving into raging controversies over causes and solutions. It contains personal essays from experts in the field and profiles of empathy-building bullying prevention organizations and additionally includes data and documents, a chronological history of bullying, and resources for further research. Anyone interested in learning more about school bullying will come away with a clear understanding of the topic.
This volume is the only resource on the issue of school bullying targeted for high school and college students as well as other serious researchers. With an emphasis on bullying prevention, including less well known but up-and-coming empathy-building programs, this book contributes ground-breaking material to help readers to learn about the scope of the problem as well as essential solutions that families and schools can practice in everyday life.
• Provides readers with an understanding of school bullying and its many forms, including gay-bashing, slut-bashing, and other forms of gender policing• Suggests a number of remedies based on solid research that have effectively prevented school bullying
• Explains the crucial relationship between school bullying and the increase in school shootings
• Provides research about the role of self-esteem for those perceived as bullies as well as targets
• Profiles effective programs that build empathy and prevent school bullying
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Table of Contents
Bullying: A Reference Handbook
Author(s): Klein, Jessie;Contributors: Klein, Jessie;Abstract:This volume explains how bullying became a problem in schools and what can be done about it. It also points readers to additional resources among the many that exist on the topic that will help them to fully understand it.
Bullying: A Reference Handbook opens with a background and history of school bullying before diving into raging controversies over causes and solutions. It contains personal essays from experts in the field and profiles of empathy-building bullying prevention organizations and additionally includes data and documents, a chronological history of bullying, and resources for further research. Anyone interested in learning more about school bullying will come away with a clear understanding of the topic.
This volume is the only resource on the issue of school bullying targeted for high school and college students as well as other serious researchers. With an emphasis on bullying prevention, including less well known but up-and-coming empathy-building programs, this book contributes ground-breaking material to help readers to learn about the scope of the problem as well as essential solutions that families and schools can practice in everyday life.
• Provides readers with an understanding of school bullying and its many forms, including gay-bashing, slut-bashing, and other forms of gender policing• Suggests a number of remedies based on solid research that have effectively prevented school bullying
• Explains the crucial relationship between school bullying and the increase in school shootings
• Provides research about the role of self-esteem for those perceived as bullies as well as targets
• Profiles effective programs that build empathy and prevent school bullying
SortTitle: bullying: a reference handbookAuthor Info:Jessie KleinauthorJessie Klein, PhD, MSW, MEd, is an Adelphi University (AU) associate professor of sociology and criminal justice and founder and director of the Creating Compassionate Communities program supported by the AU Center for Health Innovation.
eISBN-13: 9781440855238Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440855238.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440855221Imprint: ABC-CLIOPages: 430Publication Date: 20191231Series: Contemporary World Issues- Cover Cover11
- Title Page 56
- Copyright 67
- Dedication 78
- Contents 910
- Preface 1718
- Acknowledgments 2122
- Chapter 1. Background and History 2728
- References 7475
- Chapter 2. Problems, Controversies, and Solutions 107108
- References 171172
- Chapter 3. Perspectives 201202
- Bullying and Looksism, Lynn S. Chancer 201202
- How to Overcome Bullying, Carrie Goldman 204205
- Hate Speech, Bullying, and Social Media: Teaching Empathy to Our Kids, Devorah Heitner 210211
- Seven Ways to Wire for Resilience, Tamara Holt 215216
- Needs, Feelings, and Empathy, Michael Jascz 221222
- Going Offline, Anara Katz 223224
- Be Kind, Fretta Reitzes 229230
- The Constant Needle: How Relentless Bullying Can Contribute to Death by Suicide, Alyssa Relyea 234235
- Using Restorative Justice to Prevent and Stop Bullying, Nichole Rowe Small 241242
- The Missing Discourse of Rights: Bullying versus Sexual Harassment in K–12 Schools, Nan Stein 247248
- Only Compassion—Not Tough Love—Can Teach Empathy, Maia Szalavitz 255256
- Inner Peace Creates Outer Peace, M. Cristina Zaccarini 258259
- Chaper 4. Profiles 265266
- Chapter 5. Data and Documents 313314
- Data 313314
- Table 5.1 Demographics of Students Being Bullied at School—Types of Bullying (2015) 314315
- Table 5.2 Sex of Students Who Reported Being Cyberbullied—Types of Cyber bullying (2013) 315316
- Table 5.3 Demographics of Students Bulliedand Cyber bullied (School Year 2012–2013) 315316
- Table 5.4 Grade of Students Who Reported Being Bullied—Locationof Bullying (2015) 316317
- Table 5.5 Results by Grade of Bullying and Cyberbullying (School Year 2012–2013) 317318
- Table 5.6 Percentage of Students Who Reported Being Bullied and Cyberbullied,by Student Reports of Fear, Avoidance, and Responses (School Year 2012–2013) 317318
- Table 5.7 Percentage of Students Who Reported Hate-Related Words,by Type (2015) 318319
- Figure 5.1 Percentage of High School Students Who Were Bullied at School or Electronically Bullied, by Sexual Identity (2017) 319320
- Figure 5.2 Numbers of School Shootings by Decade (1979–2011) 320321
- Table 5.8 Motives in 148 School Shootings (1979–2008) 320321
- Table 5.9 Civil Rights Statutes Relevantto Bullying 321322
- Documents 322323
- Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education (1999) 322323
- President Barack Obama’s Statement on Bullying Prevention (2011) 324325
- New Jersey’s Anti-Bullying Policy (2011) 328329
- Bullying-Free Schools: How Local, State,and Federal Efforts Can Help (2012) 339340
- Bullying of Students with Disabilities (2014) 347348
- Safe Schools Improvement Act (2017) 351352
- Chapter 6. Resources 359360
- Chapter 7. Chronology 391392
- Glossary 403404
- Index 407408
- About the Author 429430