Bullying and Violence in South Korea: From Home to School and Beyond 2016 Edition Contributor(s): Bax, Trent (Author) |
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ISBN: 3319446118 ISBN-13: 9783319446110 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Criminology |
Dewey: 364 |
Series: Palgrave Advances in Criminology and Criminal Justice in Asi |
Physical Information: 0.88" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (1.37 lbs) 386 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book provides a fully-contextualised, multidisciplinary examination of bullying and violence in South Korean society. Bullying and violence has been a pressing societal issue since 2011, having been labelled as a 'social evil' to be eradicated by the government. However, the issue has been incorrectly confined to schools when in fact it is widespread in society and in professional settings, as Bax argues in this original new text. Through twenty in-depth case studies and original case material from a Juvenile Detention Centre, Bax examines the historical, cultural, political and social contexts of bullying and violence to better understand the nature of these crimes, the perpetrators, and how they come together in the broader cultural landscape within which the individual, the family, the school and the community are embedded. |