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Sticks and stones can break…: building a case for when names can hurt you
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Commentary on the paper by Griffiths et al (see page 121)
“Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” [Lord (John Emerich Edward Dalberg) Acton]
Bullying as an international problem has been recognised in multiple studies over the last ten years. Almost 30% of teens in the United States (or over 5.7 million) are estimated to be involved in bullying as either a bully, a target of bullying, or both. In a recent US survey of students in grades 6–10, 13% reported bullying others, 11% reported being the target of bullies, and another 6% said …
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