Bullying: A Social Influence Perspective

Author:   Paul Nail (University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR, USA) ,  Joan Simon (University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138086371


Pages:   140
Publication Date:   07 June 2017
Format:   Paperback
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Bullying: A Social Influence Perspective


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There was a time when bullying was regarded as a relatively innocuous issue—a normal part of growing up—but this is no longer the case. The magnitude of the problems that bullying can lead to is evidenced by the rising amount of professional literature on bullying, as well as recent cases of bully-linked suicide and homicide in the popular media. Bullying always involves at least one bully and one victim, but there are a variety of social roles that can affect the duration and magnitude of bullying. These roles include bully assistants or supporters, victim defenders, and passive bystanders. Fundamental to creating successful intervention programs to prevent or reduce bullying is basic research that identifies the characteristics of those involved in bullying situations (e.g., personality, motivational, intellectual, physical, social, and behavioural). This volume presents a broad range of original research describing how social influences are related to bullying. Reflecting the fact that bullying is a world-wide phenomenon and problem, the research comes from samples of individuals from Australia, Finland, Italy, New England, and Poland, as well as a review of the cyber-bullying literature, which is international in scope. This book was originally published as a special issue of Social Influence.

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Author:   Paul Nail (University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR, USA) ,  Joan Simon (University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138086371


ISBN 10:   1138086371
Pages:   140
Publication Date:   07 June 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction: A social influence perspective 2. Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words will always hurt you: A review of cyberbullying 3. Developmental trajectories of adolescent victimization: Predictors and outcomes 4. Does bullying increase compliance? 5. Bullying the bully: Why zero-tolerance policies get a failing grade 6. Friend similarity in attitudes toward bullying and sense of responsibility to intervene 7. Overt and relational victimization and adolescent friendships: Selection, de-selection, and social influence 8. Social context of bullying: Do misperceptions of group norms influence children’s responses to witnessed episodes?

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Paul R. Nail is a Professor at the University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR, USA. He holds a Ph.D. in experimental psychology from Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, USA. Besides bullying, his research interests include social influence in groups, cognitive dissonance theory, contemporary theories of racism, political psychology, and individual differences in psychological defenses. Joan B. Simon is an Associate Professor at the University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR, USA. Her Ph.D. in school psychology is from the University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA. She is a licensed psychologist whose work on behalf of children with severe emotional needs has been disseminated through professional presentations and publications.

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