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Focus: Bullying
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Journal ofSchool Social Work
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A National School Social Work monthly dedicated to networking of parents and teachers.
Volume Issue Contents December 201007VII
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EditorialCurbing Cyber Bullying
Steps to Reduce Peer Bullying
Therapies for Bullies and Bullied
Bullying An Overview
Behaviourism and BullyingBullying : A Psycho-social Disorder
Bullying: A Social Evil
Anti-bullying: Role of Parents
Can Bullying be Eradicated?
Rekha N Mistry
Raja P
Dr Saraswathi L
Uma L
Lucy Josephine A
Dr Kalamathi A
Radha ValluryKalaiarasi M
Padmini M
Rani Manda
Sripriya P
Dr Kalaimathi A
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Journal of School Social Work English Monthly. ISSN: 0976-3759
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Loves to win at all cost. A poor
and boastful winner.
Sadistically enjoys others hurt.
Interprets ambiguous or innocent
acts as purposeful and hostile and
strikes out at others.
Have no empathy or compassionfor others (Olweus, 1993).
Is more likely to get into trouble,
smoke, drink, and fight (Nansel et
al., 2001; Ericson, 2001)
Breaks school/ class rules
Defiant or oppositional to adults.
Antisocial or lacks social skills.Has average or above-average
performance in school. Some
studies say they may do poorly
(Schwartz, 2006; Ericson, 2001).
Bully can be a victim of bullying
(Crawford, 2002).
Conclusion
Parents, teachers, administrators,
law enforcing authorities and mediatogether with counselling
professionals can fight the deep
rooted malignancy. Awareness
programmes, remedial classes, peer
mediation and project works that
foster friendship can be employed to
foster values of human dignity, livingwith diversity and the much needed
empathy to eradicate bullying.References:
Olweus D(1993): Bullying at School: What We Know and What We Can Do,
Blackwell, Cambridge.
Nansel T R et al. (2001): Bullying behaviours among US youth: Prevalence and
association with psychosocial adjustment. Journal of the American Medical
Association, 285(16), 20942100.
Schwartz, D et al (1998): Peer group victimization as a predictor of childrens
behaviour problems at home and in school,Development and Psychopathology,
10, 8799.
www.ncjrs.gov/ pdffiles1/ojjdp/fs200127.pdf.
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