Bullying Among University Students: Cross-national perspectives - Tapa dura

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.

Helen Cowie is Emerita Professor at the University of Surrey in the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences where she specializes in strategies to counteract school bullying. She is also visiting professor at Brunel University and visiting researcher at Regent’s University London. She has over 100 publications in refereed journals on the subject of mental health in youth, emotional development, cyberbullying and peer support.

Carrie-Anne Myers is a lecturer in Criminology at City University London where she researches and teaches in a number of key areas including Childhood, Youth and Adolescence, School Violence and Bullying, Victims, Victimology and Criminal Justice Policy, Gender and Feminist Criminology, and Media and Youth Cultures of Consumption.