Owning up : empowering adolescents to confront social cruelty, bullying, and injustice /

Social dynamics, conflicts, and bullying influence every child's ability to learn. At the same time, a safe school climate depends on teaching students the skills to manage their emotions and critically think through solutions to social conflicts. How, then, do you prepare youth to be engaged l...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wiseman, Rosalind, 1969- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin, a SAGE Company, [2017]
Edition:Second edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • Sessions
  • 1. Getting Started: And (Hopefully) Not Wasting Your Time
  • 2. Getting Out of the Box: Are We Boxed Into Gender Norms?
  • 3. Just Kidding: Why Are We Really Laughing?
  • 4. SEAL: I Know What the Problem Is, but How Do I Fix It?
  • 5. The Power of Gossip: They Said What?!
  • 6. Reputations and Double Standards: Keep It? Lose It? Change It?
  • 7. The Power of Groups: Friendships, Strategic Alliances, or Both?
  • 8. Creating Your Style: Brand Names and Price Tags
  • 9. Managing Technology: Posts, Profiles, and Platforms
  • 10. The Mirror: Why Do I Try to Look Like This?
  • 11. Race and Bias: What Do We Really See?
  • 12. Facing Race, Ethnicity, and Gender: Did I Say Something Wrong?
  • 13. Finding Support: Don't Go It Alone
  • 14. Crushes and Rejection: Do They Like Me?
  • 15. Recognizing and Respecting Boundaries: How Far Is Too Far?
  • 16. Sexual Harassment: It's Complicated
  • 17. Concluding the Program: Please Say You Learned Something!
  • Appendices
  • A. Pretest/Posttest Surveys
  • B. Starting the School Year Right: How Do We Address Bullying at Our School?
  • C. Letter to Parent or Guardian of a Child Who Is Bullying
  • D. Letter From Parent or Guardian Whose Child Is Being Bullied
  • E. Friendship Bill of Rights
  • F. Handout for Interviewing an Adult
  • G. Act Like a Girl and Act Like a Boy Handouts
  • H. Questions for the Beach Ball Exercise
  • I. Group Roles: Pros and Cons
  • J. Eating Disorders Handout
  • K. I Am . . .