The numerous anti-bullying programmes in schools across the United
States have done little to reduce the number of reported bullying
instances. One major flaw in a majority of the programs and other
books on bullying is that little attention has been paid to the
role of the media and popular culture in adolescents' bullying and
mean girl behaviour. This book addresses media role models in
television, film, picture books, and the Internet in the realm of
bullying and relational aggression. It highlights a significant
number of portrayals with unproductive strategies that lead to poor
resolutions or no resolution at all. Young viewers may learn
ineffective, even dangerous, ways of handling aggressive
situations. Victims may feel discouraged when they are unable to
handle the situation as easily as in media portrayals. They may
also feel their experiences are trivialised by comic portrayals.
Entertainment programming, aimed particularly at adolescents, often
portray adults as incompetent or uncaring and include mean spirited
teasing. In addition, overuse of the term ""bully"" and defining
all bad behavior as ""bullying"" may dilute the term and begin to
trivialise the problem.
General
Imprint: |
McFarland & Company
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 2013 |
First published: |
September 2013 |
Authors: |
Patrice A. Oppliger
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Dimensions: |
251 x 175 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
292 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-7864-6865-2 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
0-7864-6865-3 |
Barcode: |
9780786468652 |
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