Bullying and difference: A case study of peer group dynamics in one school

Journal of School Violence

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 41-58

  Dixon, Roz ^a   Smith, Peter ^b   Jenks, Chris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boundaries; Bullying; Deaf; Group; Hearing impaired; Integration; Outgroup; Stigmatisation; System

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645500109     PISSN: 15388220     EISSN: 15388239     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J202v03n04_04     Document Type: Article

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