Peter K. Smith

The Psychology of School Bullying

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Psychology of Bullying provides a highly accessible overview about the nature of bullying, what is known about it, its possible effects, and what can be done about it. It focuses on bullying at school with special attention given to the development of cyberbullying, and a final chapter looks at bullying in other contexts. Illustrated with examples and case studies, it examines who bullies and who gets bullied, what is known about effective coping strategies, and what friends, peers and the school can do to help. It will be essential reading for students, teachers and parents looking for psychological insights into what bullying is.

Produktdetails

• The Psychology of Everything
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 136
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Dezember 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 131mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 158g
• ISBN-13: 9781138699403
• ISBN-10: 1138699403
• Artikelnr.: 50485309

Autorenporträt

Peter K Smith is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Goldsmiths, University of London, U.K. He has written and edited many books and articles on the topic of school bullying. In 2015 he was awarded the William Thierry Preyer award for Excellence in Research on Human Development

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter One: What is bullying in school and how has it been studied?
Chapter Two: Finding out about bullying and why statistics can be
misleading.
Chapter Three: Who bullies? Who gets bullied?
Chapter Four: Does it matter if bullying happens in school, and what are
the effects and consequences of bullying?
Chapter Five: What others can do to help.
Chapter Six. What if bullying happens ...?
Chapter Seven: The wider context