Resource: Preventing Bullying Through Science, Policy, and Practice

Preventing Bullying Through Science, Policy, and Practice
Preventing Bullying Through Science, Policy, and Practice

Preventing Bullying Through Science, Policy, and Practice
Publisher: National Academies Press

Bullying has long been tolerated as a rite of passage among children and adolescents. There is an implication that individuals who are bullied must have "asked for" this type of treatment, or deserved it. Sometimes, even the child who is bullied begins to internalize this idea. For many years, there has been a general acceptance and collective shrug when it comes to a child or adolescent with greater social capital or power pushing around a child perceived as subordinate. But bullying is not developmentally appropriate; it should not be considered a normal part of the typical social grouping that occurs throughout a child's life.

Authors:
Frederick Rivara and Suzanne Le Menestrel, Editors; Committee on the Biological and Psychosocial Effects of Peer Victimization: Lessons for Bullying Prevention; Board on Children, Youth, and Families; Committee on Law and Justice; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education; Health and Medicine Division; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

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