TITLE

A Wellness Approach to Bullying

PUB. DATE

February 2007

SOURCE

Electronic Ardell Wellness Report (E-AWR);2/2/2007, Issue 368, p2

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article focuses on issues related to bullying. Physical and emotional bullying is one of the inevitable features of human nature. Bullying is endemic in American schools. The media has recently been awash about dreadful instances of bullying. Bullying has often been downplayed as part of the maturation process but now it is seen as a pervasive problem with damaging effects on the victims of bullying and even the perpetrators.

ACCESSION #

23894819

Tags: BULLYING;  HUMAN behavior;  HARASSMENT;  SCHOOL bullying;  SCHOOLS -- United States

 

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