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标题：Using Novels for Children to Combat Bullying
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作者：Janet Ruth Heller
期刊名称：International Journal of English and Education
印刷版ISSN：2278-4012
出版年度：2013
卷号：2
期号：2
出版社：Brahmaputra Publishing House
摘要：Young people often bully others because of perceived differences and a lack ofempathy. Because many children do not know effective strategies for discouragingtormentors and because bullies often have a higher social status than targets, the abuse maycontinue for years. Bullying creates a hostile environment where young people cannot learnor function well. This harassment is dangerous to children’s mental, emotional, and physicalhealth. Also, bullying may have a long-term effect on an individual’s social, academic, andcareer success. Reading and discussing good novels can help children to understand bullying,learn anger management, deal with tyrants, realize that many people suffer fromharassment, cultivate mutual respect, appreciate diversity, repair damaged self-esteem, anddare to intervene to stop abuse. This article will analyze four books that can increasestudents’ respect for individual differences and the varied cultures that comprise our society.These works prompt good class discussions and raise young people’s awareness of the threatthat bullying poses for our social fabric. Targets of bullies, bystanders, and perpetratorsbenefit from such discussions and from writing essays or stories about bullying. These bookscan help us transform our communities into safe environments that foster non-aggressiveproblem-solving and cultivate every person’s self-esteem.
关键词：Bullying; Novels; Empathy; Self-Esteem; Diversity; Respect