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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453277103321

Autore

Lines Dennis

Titolo

The bullies [[electronic resource] ] : understanding bullies and bullying / / Dennis Lines

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, c2008

ISBN

1-281-78173-8

9786611781736

1-84642-752-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (226 p.)

Disciplina

302.3

Soggetti

Bullying

Psychology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

front cover; THE BULLIES: UNDERSTANDING BULLIES AND BULLYING; Contents; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Introduction; Chapter 1 What Is Bullying?; Chapter 2 Bullying in Nature; Chapter 3 The Nature–Nurture Influence on Behaviour; Chapter 4 Who Bullies?; Chapter 5 Interpreting Bullying Behaviour; Chapter 6 Bullying in School; Chapter 7 Domestic Violence and Bullying Partners; Chapter 8 Bullying of Children and Young People; Chapter 9 Bullying in the Workplace; Chapter 10 A Better Way Forward; REFERENCES; INDEX;

Sommario/riassunto

Is there a particular type of person who becomes a bully? Why do bullies behave like they do? How can we interpret and understand bullying within relationships?. The Bullies attempts to get inside the minds of the bully and victim - the child, the adolescent and the adult - across a wide range of 'closed' situations including the home, school and workplace, prisons and the armed services. By listening to the voices of bullies and victims from all kinds of backgrounds without making judge