Bullying : a reference handbook / Jessie Klein.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Background and history : Terminology; Defining bullying; Impact on those involved in bullying; Statistics; Explanations; References -- 2. Problems, controversies, and solutions : Definitions; Problems that lead to bullying; Normal or deviant?; Prevention; Interventions; References -- 3. Perspectives : -- Bullying and Looksism / Lynn S. Chancer -- How to overcome bullying / Carrie Goldman -- Hate speech, bullying, and social media: teaching empathy to our kids / Devorah Heitner -- Seven ways to wire for resilience / Tamara Holt -- Needs, Feelings, and empathy / Michael Jascz -- Going offline / Anara Katz -- Be kind / Fretta Reitzes -- The constant needle: how relentless bullying can contribute to death by suicide / Alyssa Relyea -- Using restorative justice to prevent and stop bullying / Nichole Rowe Small -- The missing discourse of rights: bullying versus sexual harassment in K-12 schools / Nan Stein -- Only compassion, not tough love, can teach empathy / Maia Szalavitz -- Inner peace creates outer peace / M. Cristina Zaccarini -- 4. Profiles : Empathy-focused programs; Organizations; Activists; Researchers; Victims -- 5. Data and documents : -- Data : -- Table 5.1: Demographics of students being bullied at school- types of bullying (2015) -- Table 5.2: Sex of students who reported being cyberbullied- types of cyberbullying (2013) -- Table 5.3: Demographics of students bullied and cyberbullied (School year 2012-2013) -- Table 5.4: Demographics of students who reported being bullied- location of bullying (2015) -- Table 5.5: Results by grade of students who reported being bullied and cyberbullied, by student reports of fear, avoidance, and responses (School year 2012-2013) -- Table 5.7: Percentage of students who reported hate-related words, by type (2015) -- Figure 5.1: Percentage of high school students who were bullied at school or electronically bullied, by sexual identity (2017) -- Figure 5.2: Numbers of school shootings by decade (1979-2011) -- Table 5.8: Motives in 148 school shootings (1979-2008) -- Table 5.9: Civil Rights statutes relevant to bullying -- Documents : -- Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education (1999) -- President Barack Obama's statement on bullying prevention (2011) -- New Jersey's Anti-bullying policy (2011) -- Bullying-free schools: how local, state, and Federal efforts can help (2012) -- Bullying of students with disabilities (2014) -- Safe Schools Improvement Act (2017) -- 6. Resources -- 7. Chronology.

"This volume explains how bullying became a problem in schools and what can be done about it. It also points readers to additional resources among the many that exist on the topic that will help them to fully understand it"-- Provided by publisher.