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Focus: Bullying

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Journal ofSchool Social Work

ISSN: 0976-3759

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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Chennai 600026. Editor:P. Jayachandran Naidu.

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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