Extremely useful background reading for pre- and in service
teachers especially, but not only, of pre-adults.' -The Teacher
Trainer 'There are no muddled thoughts or fudging of issues here;
Rigby deals head on with difficult issues, and the book has a nice
literary style that is a pleasure to read - an ambitious and
creditable achievement, with many excellent sections that break new
ground while remaining equally accessible to practitioners and
researchers.' - Educational Research 'This book is written in a
lively style, and is comprehensive.' - Professional Social Work
'Ken Rigby's important book, New Perspectives on Bullying, is a
useful drawing together of a range of research on bullying and
should prove a good general reference point.' - Cambridge Journal
of Education 'Anyone developing a policy on dealing with bullying
should read this book.' - Prime Focus 'Rigby's book is a fantastic
reference source for anyone who is at all concerned with, or
interested in, the issue of bullying. It could well serve as a
springboard for a multitude of research projects. At the very
least, the book will provide you with a summary of the very latest
research on the subject.' - Prime Focus 'Written by Ken Rigby, this
draws on the author's extensive research to examine how bullying is
being understood in different societies and offers critical
appraisal of the suggested ways of tackling it. The author defines
bullying as the systematic abuse of power, therefore making it a
vital issue for society at large - not just schools but the
workplace, prison and the home.' - Young People Now Magazine 'This
book is an attempt to descibe how the problem of bullying has been,
and is being, conceptualised and understood; to explain what
researchers and educators (and others) are saying about why there
is so much bullying going on; and to examine what solutions are
being canvassed... Bullying is a phenomenon one can literally find
everywhere. It is time that our perspective on bullying extended
further afield. In a way, this book is a testing of the water. It
is the first book that has attempted to examine bullying
comprehensively. If I am right in thinking that an examination of
bullying as "the systematic abuse of power" is an issue that is of
vital importance to society at large, then it should indeed be
useful to consider bullying in a wide range of contexts: not only
in schools, the workplace and prisons, but also and especially in
the home, long the preserve of students of domestic violence.' -
Ken Rigby, from the Preface This book takes as its subject matter
bullying behaviour in a wide range of settings, including
kindergartens, schools, the workplace, in sports and prisons.
Examining bullying in each of these areas, it discusses alternative
views and perspectives on bullying, helping policy makers and
professionals to coordinate their work and so tackle the problem
effectively. Dr Ken Rigby draws upon his extensive research into
bullying in different countries, societies and social contexts and
considers many aspects of victimisation within this broad
perspective, including: * the defining characteristics of bullying
* the harm that bullying does * the role of gender, race and
culture * children's and adult's attitudes to, and perceptions of
bullying * current views on methods of prevention and intervention
This multi-faceted exploration will help to deepen understanding of
bullying in its many manifestations. It also provides practical and
critical discussion of suggested ways of tackling bullying for
professionals dealing with it in their field, providing valuable
guidance in combating an ever-present problem.
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