Full Description
Bullying Amongst University Students is a pioneering collection of knowledge and evidence exploring the under-researched phenomenon of bullying in universities. Abusive behaviour amongst young people is a serious and pervasive problem that is exacerbated by the rapid advances in electronic communication, and in this book the authors highlight the problem and proceed to facilitate new practices and policies to address it.
This book brings together an international team of authors from a range of disciplines, encompassing education, psychology, criminology, law and counselling, who have carried out research in the area of university bullying. Addressing critical dialogues and debates, the authors explore peer on peer violence, intimidation and social exclusion before considering its effects on students and making recommendations for action and further research. Key topics include:
Cyberbullying and cyber aggression
Rape culture across the university
Homophobic and transphobic bullying
The impact of bullying on mental health
The role of bully and victim across the lifespan
Policies and procedures to address bullying
International in authorship and scope, this book will be an invaluable resource for students and researchers in fields such as education, psychology, sociology, health studies and criminology. It is also essential reading for university policy-makers and union representatives responsible for the emotional and physical well-being of students.
Contents
OVERVIEW
1 What we know to date about bullying and cyberbullying among university students
Helen Cowie and Carrie-Anne Myers
THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE
2 The student voice
Toni Pearce
3 The postgraduate student experience
Rashid Aziz
THE NATURE OF BULLYING AT UNIVERSITY
4 Do the roles of bully and victim remain stable from school to university? Theoretical considerations
Maili Pörhölä
5 Homophobic and transphobic bullying in universities
Ian Rivers
6 Stalking and violence among university students
Katja Björklund
7 The relationship between mental health and bullying
Osman Tolga Arıcak
THE SOCIAL CONTEXT OF BULLYING AT UNIVERSITY
8 Cyberaggression among members of college fraternities and sororities in the United States
Jessica Simmons, Sheri Bauman, and Johanne Ives
9 Bullying at Greek universities: an empirical study
Theodoros Giovazolias and Maria Malikiosi-Loizos
10 Cross-cultural comparisons of bullying among university students: perspectives from Argentina, Estonia, Finland and United States
Maili Pörhölä, Kristen Cvancara, Esta Kaal, Kaja Tampere and Beatriz Torres
INTERVENTIONS AND POLICIES
11 The role of the therapist in helping university students who have been bullied
Maria Luca
12 Policies and procedures to address bullying at Australian universities
Marilyn Campbell
13 Cyberbullying and rape culture in universities: defining the legal lines between fun and intentional harm
Shaheen Shariff and Ashley DeMartini,
REFLECTIONS
14 Commentary: Bullying among university students: awakening and harnessing the sleeping dragon of student power
Keith Sullivan
15 Commentary: what universities can learn from workplace bullying research
Iain Coyne
16 Epilogue: what can be done?
Helen Cowie and Carrie-Anne Myers
