The Cambridge Handbook of Bias-Based Bullying

'A very timely, comprehensive and authoritative volume, The Cambridge Handbook of Bias-Based Bullying fills a long-standing gap with research-rich insight and practical relevance – essential reading for researchers, educators and all those committed to challenging prejudice and supporting children and young people in diverse educational settings.' Noel Purdy, OBE, Director of Research and Scholarship, Stranmillis University College, Northern Ireland

• Dedication; Table of contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of boxes; List of contributors; About the editors; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I. Types of Bias-Based Bullying: 1. Ethnic/racial bullying and victimization during childhood and adolescence; 2. Bullying among gypsy, roma, and traveller children; 3. Bullying among refugee children: mental health, well-being, and intervention strategies; 4. Religious-based bullying; 5. Sexual diversity bias: homophobic bullying; 6. Experiences of bullying amongst gender-diverse youth; 7. Sexist bullying; 8. Facial difference and bullying; 9. Bullying against children with physical disabilities; 10. Bullying among children with sensory disabilities; 11. Bullying among children with learning difficulties; 12. Autism and bullying: 'change the environment, not the child'; 13. Weight-related bullying; 14. Bullying among looked-after children; 15. Poverty and bullying; Part II. Theories: 16. A social-ecological framework for understanding bias-based bullying; 17. Applying the social reasoning developmental approach to understand bias-based bullying in childhood and adolescence; 18. Critical race theory perspectives on bullying victimization of marginalized minorities; 19. Explaining homophobic and gender-based bullying through the lens of queer theory; 20. Understanding bias-based bullying through an intersectionality lens; Part III. Interventions: 21. Addressing bias-based bullying in schools: behavior change methods for stigma reduction; 22. Promoting positive bystander responses in bias-based bullying situations; 23. Coping with bias-based bullying; 24. Using intergroup contact to challenge bias-based bullying; 25. Improving teacher responses to bias-based bullying; 26. Moving forward or standing still? Revisiting LGBTQIA+ bullying in schools through a review of interventions; 27. Reducing appearance stigma and preventing appearance- based bullying through body positive social media; 28. Children's rights in the digital environment and social media regulation as a strategy against bias-based bullying; 29. Exploring children's experiences of racism in school: implications for anti-racist teacher education and development; 30. Preventing and addressing bias-based bullying: a rights–based approach using the united nations convention on the rights of the child; 31. Legal and policy strategies to reduce biased-based bullying.