School Violence in Context
Culture, Neighborhood, Family, School, and Gender
ISBN13: 9780195157802ISBN10: 019515780X
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248 pages
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William James Book Award 2006--Honorable Mention (from APA Division 1)
Description
Drawing on one of the most comprehensive and representative studies of school violence ever conducted, Benbenishty and Astor explore and differentiate the many manifestations of victimization in schools, providing a new model for understanding school violence in context. The authors make striking use of the geopolitical climate of the Middle East to model school violence in terms of its context within as well as outside of the school site. This pioneering new work is unique in that it uses empirical data to show which variables and factors are similar across different cultures and which variables appear unique to different cultures. This empirical contrast of universal with culturally specific patterns is sorely needed in the school violence literature.Reviews
"A significant advance in the area of school violence."--PsyCRITIQUES
"Provides relevant information for a wide audience, including researchers, policy makers, practitioners, educators, and families."--Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy
Product Details
248 pages; 17 line illus.; 6-1/8 x 9-1/4; ISBN13: 978-0-19-515780-2ISBN10: 0-19-515780-XAbout the Author(s)
Rami Benbenishty, Professor of Social Work, Hebrew University of Jerusalem , and Ron Avi Astor, Associate Professor of Education and Social Work, University of Southern California
