Abuse Between Young People av Carlene (University of Bedfordshire UK) Firmin

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<P>Awareness of peer-on-peer abuse is on the rise and is a matter of increasing international concern. <I>Abuse Between Young People: A Contextual Account </I>is the first book to offer a contextualised narrative of peer-on-peer abuse that moves beyond recognising an association between environments and individual choice, and illustrates the ways in which such interplay occurs.</P><P></P><P>Using both sociological and feminist perspectives, Firmin reshapes the way that peer-on-peer abuse is perceived and investigates the effect of gendered social context on the nature of abuse between young people. This text also uses an in-depth case study to explore associations between abusive incidents and young people¿s homes, peer groups, schools and neighbourhoods, in addition to broader societal influences such as pornography and politics. National and international policies are woven into each chapter, along with insights from parenting programmes, the troubled families¿ agenda, and bullying a