School Bullying: New Theories in Context

Cambridge University Press, 2/6/2014
EAN 9781107027763, ISBN10: 1107027764

Hardcover, 482 pages, 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.7 cm
Language: English

Bullying is a socially and culturally complex phenomenon that until now has largely been understood in the context of the individual. This book challenges the dominance of this approach, examining the processes of extreme exclusion that are enacted in bullying - whether at school, through face-to-face meetings or virtual encounters - in the context of group dynamics. Contributors draw upon qualitative empirical studies, mixed methods and statistics, to analyse the elements that allow bullying to emerge - the processes that produce exclusion and contempt, and the relations between children, teachers and parents. Introducing a new definition of bullying, this book goes on to discuss directions for future research and action, including more informed intervention strategies and re-thinking methods of prevention. Exploring bullying in the light of the latest research from a wide variety of disciplines, this book paves the way for a new paradigm through which to understand the field.

1. Introduction
new approaches to school bullying Robin May Schott and Dorte Marie Søndergaard
Part I. Definitions and Theories
2. The social concept of bullying
philosophical reflections on definitions Robin May Schott
3. Social exclusion anxiety
bullying and the forces that contribute to bullying amongst children at school Dorte Marie Søndergaard
4. Violence and the moral order in contemporary schooling
a discursive analysis Constance Ellwood and Bronwyn Davies
5. Dispositifs of bullying Carsten Bagge Laustsen
Part II. Youth Experiences
6. 'Who does he think she is?' Making new friends and leaving others behind – on the path from childhood to youth Hanne Haavind
7. Non-simultaneity in cyberbullying Jette Kofoed
8. The life and death of bullying Robin May Schott
Part III. School Talk
9. New solutions for bullying and harassment
a post-structural, feminist approach Elizabeth J. Meyer
10. Sanctions against bullying and disruptions at school Helle Rabøl Hansen
11. When classroom culture tips into bullying Helle Rabøl Hansen, Inge Henningsen and Jette Kofoed
Part IV. Adult Perspectives
12. Parental positions in school bullying
the production of powerlessness in home-school cooperation Nina Hein
13. Traces of being bullied
'dynamic effectuality' Charlotte Mathiassen
14. 'Is something wrong with me?' A context-sensitive analysis of school bullying Eva Silberschmidt Viala
Part V. Moving Forward
15. From technically standardised interventions to analytically informed, multi-perspective intervention strategies Dorte Marie Søndergaard
16. One size doesn't fit all
re-thinking implementation research for bullying prevention Donna Cross and Amy Barnes.