The Global Culture of Bullying

Explorations and Recommendations

Carol Castleberry, Carol L. Castleberry

• Publisher: Routledge India
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN: 9781032292533
• eBook ISBN: 9781000684865
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Social Psychology
• Index: Psychology

This book explicates "bullying" as a concept and as a social and cultural phenomenon that has become a defining reality of the times in which we live. The author begins in the arena where it is first, and most acutely individually, experienced—in school—and expands to other institutions and areas of social life—the family, the workplace, and the local, national, and international spheres, extending the concept of bullying to the global arena to uncover the social and institutional root causes of the extreme forms of bullying such as trafficking, torture, terrorism, and genocide.

The book discusses the steps taken to address these issues and analyzes their efficacy. It explores the concept of epigenetics, brain development, childhood experiences, and other psychological factors that contribute to bullying behaviors and predispositions. The book investigates and compares anti-bullying and anti-violence initiatives taken particularly in the U.S, the U.K., and India to address the issue and create community-wide resilience practices. It also describes the current trends in decisions from international, regional, and domestic law, and offers evidence-based policy recommendations to establish a culture of respect for human dignity.

An interdisciplinary, intercultural exploration, and analysis of the phenomenon of bullying, this book will be of interest to students, teachers, and researchers of psychology, sociology, anthropology, social justice and law, human rights, and cultural studies. It will also be useful for academic libraries, academicians, policy planners, school administration, government officials, and readers interested in reading about bullying.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-Title
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• List of figures
• List of tables
• Acknowledgments
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Delimitation of the Problem of Bullying
• 3 Conflicting Claims, Claimants, Identifications, Bases of Power, and Perspectives
• 4 Past Trends in Decision and Conditioning Factors
• 5 Future Decisions in Light of Changed and Changing Conditioning Factors
• 6 Appraisal, Alternatives, and Recommendations of Solutions in the Common Interest
• Index