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Issue Description
It is estimated that 31% of children will suffer some form of bullying during childhood. Adults are also not immune, with workplace bullying costing employers an estimated £3bn a year. The rise of communications technology means victims are finding that even at home they are not safe from their attackers, with cyberbullies increasingly targeting them via the Internet and mobile phones. This book gives a comprehensive overview of this traumatic issue.
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Key Facts
- Research with 11- to 19-year-olds found that one in five young people (20%) had experienced bullying or threats via email, Internet chatroom or text message. (page 2)
- For six years, bullying has been the biggest single reason for children calling ChildLine, with about 20,000 calls a year. (page 3)
- 35% of a sample of 7- to 18-year-olds say that they have been bullied outside of school. The survey, carried out by BMRB for the ABA with 1,078 7- to 18-year-olds in England, found that the most likely places for children and young people to experience bullying outside school were on the street (16%), on the way to and from school, and in the park (12%). (page 7)
- 82% of children and young people with a learning disability have experienced bullying. They are twice as likely to be bullied as other children. (page 14)
- 56% of young people have experienced bullying, but new figures show that over 70% of young people have bullied, quashing the notion of a small minority of bullies wielding power over a majority of victims. (page 18)
- Around 16 pupils in the UK kill themselves every year due to distress over bullying. (page 19)
- 46 per cent of teachers said young people who cannot afford the fashion items or branded goods owned by their peers have been excluded, isolated or bullied as a result. (page 22)
- With the increase of electronic intimidation, 64% of secondary school teachers say pupils have been victims of cyberbullying, according to a survey carried out by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL). In addition 16% of teachers have themselves been victims of cyberbullying and of those more than half have received silent calls or been the victims of videoing, which has been posted on websites such as YouTube. (page 29)
- Three and a half million people (14 per cent or one in seven of the workforce) say they have been bullied in their current job according to a YouGov poll for the TUC. 21 per cent (one in five) say that bullying is an issue where they work. (page 33)
- Some 18.9 million working days are lost to industry every year through bullying, and it costs individual companies between eight and ten per cent of their annual profits on top of the threat of costly litigation. (page 35)
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Table of Contents
Chapter One: Bullying Trends
Bullying, Expert guide: bullying, Children on bullying, Bullying myths and facts, Survey finds one in three bullied outside school, Prejudice-related bullying, ‘I was called names like slut and whore’, An inclusive culture, Bullying wrecks lives, Truths we must face up to, 70% of kids are bullies, Are you a bully?, Study looks at why the bullies carry on bullying, What is a bully?, Bullies, victims more likely to consider suicide, The brand-name bullies.
Chapter Two: Cyberbullying
Online bullying, Cyberbullying, A million online bullies run rampant in cyberspace, Prevalence of cyberbullying, Keeping cyberspace safe, Happy slapping.
Chapter Three: Bullying at Work
Bullying in the workplace, Three and a half million bullied in job, Workplace bullying rife, The hidden menace: bullying at work, Am I a bully?, Bullying: virtual fighters, Failing to tackle bullying costs employers £14bn.
Key Facts
Glossary
Index
Additional Resources
Acknowledgements
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The Study Guide for: Bullying Issues - Volume 165
Each book in the Issues series has a study guide. These four-page guides provide a variety of discussion points and other activities to suit a wide range of ability levels and interests.
Publisher: Independence Educational Publishers
Price: £1.95
ISBN: 978 1 86168 469 1