Bullying: A Reference Handbook

By Jessie Klein

This volume explains how bullying became a problem in schools and what can be done about it. It also points readers to additional resources among the many that exist on the topic that will help them to fully understand it.

Bullying: A Reference Handbook opens with a background and history of school bullying before diving into raging controversies over causes and solutions. It contains personal essays from experts in the field and profiles of empathy-building bullying prevention organizations and additionally includes data and documents, a chronological history of bullying, and resources for further research. Anyone interested in learning more about school bullying will come away with a clear understanding of the topic.

This volume is the only resource on the issue of school bullying targeted for high school and college students as well as other serious researchers. With an emphasis on bullying prevention, including less well known but up-and-coming empathy-building programs, this book contributes ground-breaking material to help readers to learn about the scope of the problem as well as essential solutions that families and schools can practice in everyday life.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1440855226
• ISBN13: 9781440855221
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Length: 430 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 7 to 17 years