Bullying and Teasing : Social Power in Children's Groups /

Current research demonstrates that bullying affects all children in schools, not simply the several students who may be most visibly involved in an individual incident. In order to prevent escalation or to stop the action, something different must happen. The victim or bully must change, but this ma...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Macklem, Gayle L.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2003.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Definitions, Study Approaches, and Incidence
  • 2. Family and Societal Influences on Bullying
  • 3. The School as a Factor in Bullying
  • 4. The Bullies
  • 5. Age and Gender Variables in Bullying
  • 6. The Victims of Bullying
  • 7. Children who are Both Bullies and Victims
  • 8. The Role of Bystanders in Bullying Episodes
  • 9. Child-Centered Correlates of Bullying and Victimization
  • 10. Friendships and Social Groups
  • 11. School Wide Interventions
  • 12. Interventions for the High and Low Structure Areas in Schools
  • 13. Teasing and Low Level Aggression
  • 14. Interventions for Bullies and Bully-Victims
  • 15. Specific Interventions for Victims of Bullying
  • 16. Interventions for Bystanders.-References
  • Index.